Besides their hefty six-figure salaries, Connecticut school superintendents also command enviable perks and bonuses, according to a report in the New Haven Register.
Along with its sister news organizations, including the Middletown Press and the Litchfield County Times, the Register found that the average pay for school superintendents in Connecticut is $166,000 and that they can significantly boost that pay with other negotiated perks and benefits, including compensation for unused sick time, meal allowances, travel pay and bonuses.
The Register included in its story a database of its review of the pay of 148 superintendents, along with links to their contracts.
Some school superintendents earn more than $200,000 annually and get tens of thousands more each year in perks, the newspapers found. Many also get generous benefit packages that include up to a month of vacation time and several weeks of sick time that can be accrued and then paid out if unused.
While the average annual pay for a school superintendent in Connecticut is $166,000, many school leaders make more than that, the report states. In West Hartford, for instance, Superintendent Karen List makes $230,000 annually with a tax-sheltered annuity included. That makes her the 14th highest paid superintendent in Connecticut.
In Farmington, School Superintendent Kathleen Greider earns $193,892 base salary for the period between July 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, according to her contract. The Board of Education also reimburses her up to $14,057 for contributions into the Teacher Retirement for 2012-13, as well as a 403 (b) contibution for $8,087. The report puts Greider's salary at $216,036, with some benefits included. The employment period in Greider's contract is through 2015, with the salary renegotiated each year at equal or higher amount than the previous year, though the superintendent may choose to decrease her salary. The contract also entitles her to 20 sick days and 25 vacation days exclusive of legal holidays.
