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2023 MN Teacher Salaries: Which Districts Pay The Most?
Public school teachers in the Twin Cities metro area can make a lot or little, depending on which district they work in.
TWIN CITIES, MN — Public school teachers in Minnesota can make vastly different salaries, depending on which school district they work for.
Orono Public School District pays teachers an average salary of $118,100, according to the analytics website Niche. It's no wonder why Niche ranks Orono as the best district in the metro for teachers.
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According to Niche, these 25 public school districts pay teachers the most in the Twin Cities metro area:
Orono Public School District
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- Average teacher salary: $118,100
- Niche rank: 1st best metro district for teachers
Wayzata Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $86,627
- Niche rank: 2nd best metro district for teachers
Minnetonka Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $77,874
- Niche rank: 3rd best metro district for teachers
Edina Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $87,840
- Niche rank: 4th best metro district for teachers
Hudson School District (WI)
- Average teacher salary: $73,872
- Niche rank: 5th best metro district for teachers
Avalon School
- Average teacher salary: $67,762
- Niche rank: 6th best metro district for teachers
Eden Prairie Schools
- Average teacher salary: $67,795
- Niche rank: 7th best metro district for teachers
Lakeville Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $77,345
- Niche rank: 8th best metro district for teachers
Westonka Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $69,202
- Niche rank: 9th best metro district for teachers
Hopkins Public Schools
- Average teacher salary: $72,426
- Niche rank: 10th best metro district for teachers
Eastern Carver County Public Schools
- Average teacher salary: $83,992
- Niche rank: 11th best metro district for teachers
St. Anthony-New Brighton Independent School District
- Average teacher salary: $81,573
- Niche rank: 12th best metro district for teachers
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District
- Average teacher salary: $79,410
- Niche rank: 13th best metro district for teachers
Mounds View Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $69,508
- Niche rank: 14th best metro district for teachers
Mahtomedi Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $84,766
- Niche rank: 15th best metro district for teachers
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area School District
- Average teacher salary: $69,312
- Niche rank: 16th best metro district for teachers
Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Average teacher salary: $78,462
- Niche rank: 17th best metro district for teachers
North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District
- Average teacher salary: $81,294
- Niche rank: 18th best metro district for teachers
Hastings Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $66,160
- Niche rank: 19th best metro district for teachers
Roseville Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $68,293
- Niche rank: 20th best metro district for teachers
Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School
- Average teacher salary: $48,859
- Niche rank: 21st best metro district for teachers
South Washington County School District: $94,956
- Average teacher salary: $48,859
- Niche rank: 22nd best metro district for teachers
Bloomington Public School District: $103,143
- Average teacher salary: $48,859
- Niche rank: 23rd best metro district for teachers
St. Paul Public School District: $70,079
- Average teacher salary: $48,859
- Niche rank: 24th best metro district for teachers
Centennial Public School District
- Average teacher salary: $90,971
- Niche rank: 25th best metro district for teachers
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