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Number Of State School Employees With Six-Figure Salaries Soars

The number of public school employees making more than six figures increased by 55 percent last year, according to the NY State of Politics blog.

The number of state school employees making more than $100,000 has increased by more than 50 percent in the last year.

The number of state school employees making more than $100,000 has increased by more than 50 percent in the last year.

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Jim Barg

Just under 50,000 teachers and administrators make more than $100,000, according to the fiscal think tank Empire Center.

Superintendent Joyce Bisso of the Hewlett-Woodmere School District on Long Island was the highest-earning employee with a salary just over $625,000, reported the New York State of Politics blog.

The number of six-figure employees has grown by just over 16,000 in six years.

Click here to read the NY State of Politics blog article. 

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