Employees of the Bellingham Public School District earn up to $351,395 a year, according to data from the Office of the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The data was collected through public record requests by the Tacoma News Tribune to create a salary database which allows you to search the salaries of public school district workers.
Not only do Washington public schools offer competitive salaries for teachers and administrators, but Washington has been 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, approximately 1,700 employees working to educate approximately 12,000 students in 14 elementary schools, four middle schools and four high schools.
Here are the Bellingham School District’s 10 highest-paying jobs, according to data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Gregory BoulangerSuperintendent – $351,395 per year
Base salary: $260,772
Compulsory benefits: $58,136
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Michael Coplandassistant/deputy superintendent – $210,436 per year
Base salary: $197,588
Compulsory benefits: $43,672
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Linda MillerSecondary Principal – $202,844 per year
Base salary: $163,813
Compulsory benefits: $37,691
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Simone Sangster, Other district administrator – $191,008 per year
Base salary: $174,590
Compulsory benefits: $35,337
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Jay Jordan, Other district administrator – $186,724 per year
Base salary: $164,116
Compulsory benefits: $37,918
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Robert Kuhl, Other District Administrator – $185,528 per year
Base salary: $174,590
Compulsory benefits: $38,859
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Karin Dominguez, Director/Supervisor – $181,432 per year
Base salary: $164,116
Compulsory benefits: $37,059
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Dominguez recently left the Bellingham School District to become the new superintendent of the Ferndale School District.
Trina Room, Other District Administrator – $170,903 per year
Base salary: $155,390
Compulsory benefits: $35,727
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Jacqueline Brawley, Director/Supervisor– $168,937 per year
Base salary: $164,116
Compulsory benefits: $33,054
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Kurt Gazow, Director/Supervisor – $168,937 per year
Base salary: $164,116
Compulsory benefits: $33,054
Insurance benefits: $12,000
