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WI Teacher Salaries: Niche's Best Milwaukee-Area Districts To Teach In

Here's what Niche ranked as the 25 best Milwaukee-area school districts to teach in and their corresponding average salary.

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Here are the top 25 school districts in the greater Milwaukee area for teachers, according to Niche.com's 2023 ranking.
Here are the top 25 school districts in the greater Milwaukee area for teachers, according to Niche.com's 2023 ranking. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

MILWAUKEE, WI — Public school teachers across Wisconsin can earn vastly different salaries, often just depending on what school district they work for.

So you might not be surprised to hear that the best districts to work for in the Badger State often have one thing in common, according to Niche.com: a salary above or around $70,000.

In the greater Milwaukee area, the Kettle Moraine School District has the highest paid teachers on average out of the top 25, earning the district a No. 17 spot in Niche's top 25 best districts to teach.

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According to Niche, here are the best 25 school districts to teach for in the Milwaukee area and their average teacher's salary:

  1. Shorewood School District, $76,204.
  2. Greendale School District, $76,745.
  3. Whitefish Bay School District, $74,444.
  4. Elmbrook School District, $79,367.
  5. Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District, $74,253.
  6. Fox Point-Bayside School District, $75,885.
  7. Muskego-Norway School District, $76,155.
  8. Mequon-Thiensville School District, $73,572.
  9. Pewaukee School District, $69,328.
  10. Glendale-River Hills School District, $77,396.
  11. Franklin Public Schools, $74,977.
  12. South Milwaukee School District, $71,121.
  13. Cedarburg School District, $70,350.
  14. Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, $76,167.
  15. Cudahy School District, $73,484.
  16. Hamilton School District, $77,225.
  17. Kettle Moraine School District, $80,212.
  18. Menomonee Falls School District, $78,454.
  19. Wauwatosa School District, $69,341.
  20. Waterford Graded Joint 1 School District, $62,014.
  21. Oconomowoc Area School District, $71,374.
  22. Port Washington-Saukville School District, $75,582.
  23. Germantown School District, $73,468.
  24. Mukwonago School District, $67,303.
  25. Greenfield School District, $71,404.

Here's how average teacher salaries from other school districts in the area looked:

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  • School District of Waukesha, $74,275.
  • Milwaukee Public Schools, $67,652.

Find more information on the best Wisconsin districts to teach for at Niche.com.

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