How much are your school administrators paid? The 10 highest paid jobs in Bellingham schools
Employees in the Bellingham Public School District are making as much as $351,395 a year, according to data from Washington state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The data has been collected through public records requests by McClatchy to create a salary database that allows you to search public school districts workers’ salaries. You can search through it below.
Not only do Washington public schools offer competitive salaries for teachers and administrators, but Washington was ranked as the best state for teachers based on salary, benefits, work environment, career accessibility and student performance in a 2022 study by Scholaroo.
In the Bellingham school district, about 1,700 staff members work to educate approximately 12,000 students across 14 elementary schools, four middle schools and four high schools.
Here are the Bellingham school district’s 10 highest-paid positions, according to data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Gregory Baker, Superintendent - $351,395 a year
Base salary: $260,772
Mandatory benefits: $58,136
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Michael Copland, Deputy/Assistant Superintendent - $210,436 a year
Base salary:$197,588
Mandatory benefits:$43,672
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Linda Miller, Secondary Principal - $202,844 a year
Base salary: $163,813
Mandatory benefits: $37,691
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Simone Sangster, Other District Administrator - $191,008 a year
Base salary: $174,590
Mandatory benefits: $35,337
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Jay Jordan, Other District Administrator - $186,724 a year
Base salary: $164,116
Mandatory benefits: $37,918
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Robert Kuehl, Other District Administrator - $185,528 a year
Base salary: $174,590
Mandatory benefits: $38,859
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Karin Dominguez, Director/Supervisor - $181,432 a year
Base salary: $164,116
Mandatory benefits: $37,059
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Dominguez recently left the Bellingham School district to become the newest superintendent at the Ferndale School District.
Trina Hall, Other District Administrator - $170,903 a year
Base salary: $155,390
Mandatory benefits: $35,727
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Jacqueline Brawley, Director/Supervisor- $168,937 a year
Base salary: $164,116
Mandatory benefits: $33,054
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Kurt Gazow, Director/Supervisor - $168,937 a year
Base salary: $164,116
Mandatory benefits: $33,054
Insurance benefits: $12,000
This story was originally published August 3, 2022 at 9:44 AM.
