PA School Superintendent Salaries Released: See What Peters Head Makes

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA — Newly released data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education has revealed who are the state's highest paid school superintendents.

A total of 207 superintendents around Pennsylvania make more than $200,000 per year, including seven who make more than $300,000 annually. The state's highest superintendent's salary is in Philadelphia, where Tony Watlington makes $367,710 per year.

The data below is for the 2025-26 school year, according to a "snapshot"by the state taken on Oct. 1, 2025. The list below may not reflect personnel changes which have occurred since that date.

With that caveat, here are the salaries of Western Pennsylvania's highest paid superintendents:

• Wayne Walters, Pittsburgh SD, $289,652.00
• Tracy Vitale, Seneca Valley SD, $271,460.00
• Brendan Hyland, North Allegheny SD, $270,485.00
• John Rozzo, Upper St. Clair SD, $265,496.00
• Melissa Friez, Mt Lebanon SD, $265,225.00
• Jerri Lippert, West Allegheny SD, $262,450.00
• Daniel Castagna, Chartiers Valley SD, $260,000.00
• Jeannine French, Peters Township SD, $257,500.00
• Brian White, Butler Area SD, $256,310.00

• Mary Catherine Reljac, Fox Chapel Area SD, $245,295.00
• Christopher Stone, Montour SD, $230,082.00
• David Mccommons, Fox Chapel Area SD, $228,002.00 (Assistant Superintendent)
• Gregory Taranto, Canon-McMillan SD, $225,320.00
• Rick Walsh, Plum Borough SD, $225,152.00
• Michelle Miller, South Fayette Township SD, $224,335.00
• Michael Snopkowski, Eastern Lancaster County SD, $224,168.00
• Brian Miller, Pine-Richland SD, $221,707.00
• William Stropkaj, Keystone Oaks SD, $219,707.00
• Mark Gross, Mars Area SD, $216,300.00
• Michael Loughead, Hampton Township SD, $216,200.00
• David Mcdonald, South Allegheny SD, $215,250.00
• John Mozzocio, Penn Hills SD, $215,000.00
• Mark Holtzman, Hempfield Area SD, $214,240.00
• Sean Mccarty, Seneca Valley SD, $209,000.00 (Assistant Superintendent)
• Randal Lutz, Baldwin-Whitehall SD, $208,184.00
• Tammy Andreyko, Quaker Valley SD, $207,186.00
• Keith Konyk, Elizabeth Forward SD, $206,393.00
• Ronald Davis, Mt Lebanon SD, $204,533.00 (Assistant Superintendent)
• Phillip Woods, Aliquippa SD, $204,000.00
• Janet Sardon, West Jefferson Hills SD, $202,476.00
• Julia Vicente, Eastern Lebanon County SD, $202,176.00
• Scott Chambers, Canon-McMillan SD, $201,540.00 (Assistant Superintendent)