Pittsburgh Public Schools’ employee salaries show disparities between Black and white staff
by Oliver Morrison, PublicSource
Pittsburgh Public Schools spent at least $303 million on salaries and other kinds of pay, like overtime, during the 2020-2021 school year.
The 4,676 salaried and non-salaried employees earned a median of roughly $63,000. Of those employees, 830 made more than $100,000.
Aggregate data provided by the district revealed gender and racial wage gaps among the workforce. White employees made around $18,000 more than Black employees on average, and men earned about $7,000 more than women on average. White men earned an average of $25,000 per year more than Black women.
The largest contingent of the workforce — teachers — is predominantly white, with salaries set according to a pay schedule negotiated between the district and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers.
Who got paid how much?
The former superintendent was joined on the list of the district’s highest paid by several employees in the maintenance department, including various foremen and multiple electricians.
Former Superintendent Anthony Hamlet earned $229,473. Kyle Vogt, an administrator for the maintenance department, was the second highest paid employee at $221,994.
Overtime pay contributed significantly to the maintenance department employees who show up in the top 25. The district paid out $9.5 million in overtime and bonuses in 2020-2021.
There were about 250 substitute teachers last school year who earned $9,000 on average and about 50 full-time substitute teachers who earned an average of about $26,000. A lack of substitute teachers has become a nationwide problem during the pandemic.
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