Highest average teacher salaries: Maricopa County, AZ 2024-25
Average teacher salaries across 55 Maricopa County, Arizona school districts, 2024-25. Glendale Union High School District leads at $85,000. Arizona Auditor…
- Districts ranked
- 55
- Period
- 2024-25
- Publication floor
- 8 districts
- Tie rule
- Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.
- County definition
- The county holding the largest share of the district's land area (NCES EDGE, 2024–25).
Arizona Auditor General, Arizona School District Spending, Fiscal Year 2025 data file: the Auditor General's own average teacher salary for each district, fiscal year 2025 (school year 2024-2025). Salary only; benefits are not included.
Measure: Average teacher salary (Auditor General).
Source: Arizona Auditor General.
Data from Arizona Auditor General public files. DistrictFacts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any Arizona agency.
Ranked districts
- 1. Glendale Union High School District — $85,000
- 2. Tolleson Union High School District — $84,699
- 3. Arlington Elementary District — $76,351
- 4. Scottsdale Unified District — $75,452
- 5. Phoenix Union High School District — $72,426
- 6. Alhambra Elementary District — $72,341
- 7. Tempe Union High School District — $71,880
- 8. Laveen Elementary District — $71,470
- 9. Chandler Unified District #80 — $70,591
- 10. Mobile Elementary District — $70,521
- 11. Mesa Unified District — $70,322
- 12. Washington Elementary School District — $69,043
- 13. Agua Fria Union High School District — $68,982
- 14. Phoenix Elementary District — $68,827
- 15. Paloma School District — $68,495
- 16. Deer Valley Unified District — $68,349
- 17. Dysart Unified District — $68,186
- 18. Gilbert Unified District — $66,854
- 19. Murphy Elementary District — $66,253
- 20. Avondale Elementary District — $66,092
- 21. Cartwright Elementary District — $65,670
- 22. Kyrene Elementary District — $65,205
- 23. Litchfield Elementary District — $65,074
- 24. Buckeye Union High School District — $64,655
- 25. Osborn Elementary District — $64,410
- 26. Glendale Elementary District — $64,324
- 27. Tempe School District — $64,167
- 28. Littleton Elementary District — $63,491
- 29. Queen Creek Unified District — $63,482
- 30. Liberty Elementary District — $63,465
- 31. Roosevelt Elementary District — $63,038
- 32. Isaac Elementary District — $62,822
- 33. Pendergast Elementary District — $62,598
- 34. Palo Verde Elementary District — $62,497
- 35. Riverside Elementary District — $62,409
- 36. Peoria Unified School District — $62,295
- 37. Fowler Elementary District — $62,011
- 38. Wickenburg Unified District — $61,808
- 39. Nadaburg Unified School District — $61,797
- 40. Tolleson Elementary District — $61,674
- 41. Buckeye Elementary District — $61,499
- 42. Madison Elementary District — $60,819
- 43. Cave Creek Unified District — $59,485
- 44. Higley Unified School District — $59,140
- 45. Fountain Hills Unified District — $59,139
- 46. Paradise Valley Unified District — $58,742
- 47. Wilson Elementary District — $58,337
- 48. Aguila Elementary District — $58,098
- 49. Balsz Elementary District — $56,953
- 50. Saddle Mountain Unified School District — $56,092
- 51. Union Elementary District — $56,007
- 52. Morristown Elementary District — $55,849
- 53. Gila Bend Unified District — $55,539
- 54. Creighton Elementary District — $53,919
- 55. Sentinel Elementary District — $52,528