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Compare: Supe Salaries in San Mateo County
With Menlo Park City School District having hired a new superintendent, we compare superintendent salaries throughout the county.

Incoming superintendent Maurice Ghysels Ph.D recently signed a contract with for a salary of about $213,000 per year, including healthcare benefits.
That's less than the $245,803 retiring superintendent Ken Ranella made in the 2009-2010 school year. But it's still one of the highest superintendent salaries in San Mateo County school districts.
Take a look at the table below to see how other school districts compare when it comes to Menlo Park. This data was gathered by Patch editors and the Bay Area News Group through public information requests, and represents money paid during the 2010 calendar year. The total compensation column includes overtime pay, contributions to medical, retirement etc.
San Mateo Union High School District Scott T. Laurence
$205,000 $237,779 Hillsborough City School District Anthony H. Ranil $192,000 $218,028 Cabrillo Unified Schoo District Robert B. Gaskill $185,476 $205,662 South San Francisco Unified School District Howard S. Cohen $183,363 $213,197 Sequoia Union High School District James W. Lianides $180,131 $228,159 Jefferson Union High School District Michael J. Crilly $179,501 $229,013 Woodside Elementary School District Diana G. Abbati $176,750 $216,519 Las Lomitas Elementary School District Eric C. Hartwig $172,500 $201,808 Ravenswood City School District Maria de la Vega $170,000 $193,879 Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Emerita L. Orta $168,444 $210,618 San Carlos School District Craig E. Baker $163,465 $208,648 Burlingame School District Dianne Talarico $150,800 $216,514 Redwood City School District Jan Christensen $174,290 $200,714
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