KTVB checked in with the superintendent for Idaho’s largest school district on staff pay, morale, and investments into education.
MERIDIAN, Idaho — The average base salary for a public-school teacher in Idaho sits at about $53,100. Those are the latest numbers from the 2021-2022 school year, according to data from the Idaho State Department of Education. Since the 2016-2017 school year, Idaho teachers have seen the average base salary increase by about $7,000.
With increased attention on education funding and teacher pay, the Idaho Legislature passed a $410 million measure during the special legislative session in September. That money is aimed at increasing investments into education and educators. The hope is that better pay and benefits will keep Idaho teachers in Idaho.
At a more local level, the West Ada School District increased their base pay rate to $15 per hour for all current, full-time classified employees, The changes went …