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Top 8 Salaries In Burr Ridge District 180
The superintendent made over 50 percent more than the next highest-paid employee.
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BURR RIDGE, IL – The top-paid employee at Burr Ridge School District 180 in the 2022-23 school year was Superintendent Thomas Schneider, who retired in June after 17 years as superintendent.
Schneider made $315,967, 52 percent more than the next highest-paid employee. He was the top-paid superintendent in the area, while the district is one of the smallest. Not including benefits, Schneider's pay worked out to $710 per student.
The district, which had 445 students last year, recently approved the release of the 2022-23 compensation list.
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Factors in teachers' pay are their seniority, education and stipends for other duties.
Here is what the eight highest-paid administrators and teachers made in the 2022-23 year (some may have since retired or moved to other positions):
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1. Thomas Schneider
Superintendent
$315,967
2. Julie Bartell
Principal
$201,644
3. Tracy Ritchey
Principal
$157,984
4. Carol Collins-Schmitt
Teacher
$121,411
5. Tenika Pickens
Special education director
$114,413
7. Christine Baumruk
Speech pathology teacher
$105,955
7. Scott Reinhart
Teacher
$105,955
7. Tammy Yates
Teacher
$105,955
8. Holly Van Howe
Teacher
$102,386
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