Civic Report No. 42 July 2004

Table 12. Teacher Salaries and Student "Needs" in New York City Schools Districts Ranked in Descending Order of Average Teacher Salary
Community	School District	Avg. Teacher Salary	% Passing Reading 2002	DOE Needs Category
Flushing	25	$62,840	59	Low
Bayside Douglaston	26	$62,130	75	Low
Staten Island	31	$60,910	53	Low
Bensonhurst/Coney	21	$58,210	54	Moderate
Lower East Side	1	$57,810	37	High
Forest Hills Jamaica	28	$56,480	51	Low
St Albans/Laurelton	29	$56,100	39	Low
Bay Ridge	20	$55,900	50	Low
Astoria LIC	30	$55,870	47	Moderate
Upper West Side	3	$55,840	47	Moderate
Park Slope/Sunset Pk.	15	$55,430	47	Moderate
Sheepshead Bay	22	$54,880	51	Low
Flatbush Avenue	17	$54,660	34	Moderate
Midtown / East Side	2	$54,620	68	Low
Ozone/Richmond/Rckwy	27	$54,460	36	Moderate
Middle Village	24	$54,320	43	Low
Pelham Park	11	$54,310	35	Moderate
East New York	19	$53,680	27	High
Canarsie	18	$53,630	38	Moderate
Greenpoint/Wmsburgh.	14	$53,560	36	High
East Bronx	8	$53,100	30	Moderate
Wash Heights	6	$53,040	30	High
Bushwick	32	$52,860	34	High
Riverdale/Fordham	10	$52,570	28	High
Bed Stuy	13	$52,570	32	Moderate
West Bronx	9	$52,340	23	High
Harlem	5	$52,120	21	Moderate
Central Bronx	12	$51,550	25	High
East Harlem	4	$51,410	31	High
Ocean Hill	16	$51,370	33	High
South Bronx	7	$51,230	22	High
Brownsville	23	$50,810	28	High
Average Salary		$54,950
Source: New York State Education Department

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