Public school superintendents in Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, and Prosper make more than $300,000 in annual salary.
That’s according to an analysis of Texas Education Agency (TEA) data by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Holly J. Ferguson, the superintendent of Prosper Independent School District (Prosper ISD), topped the Collin County superintendent salary list with her annual pay of $350,000.
Ferguson’s salary is 510% more than the average Texas salary of $57,300, as reported by Forbes. The average U.S. salary is only slightly different, at $59,428.
Next on the list was Frisco Independent School District (Frisco ISD) Superintendent Mike R. Waldrip with a $349,200 salary.
Theresa Nolan Williams, superintendent of the Plano Independent School District (Plano ISD) made $334,749 per year, and Allen Independent School District (Allen ISD) Superintendent Nicole Robin Bullock had an annual salary of $318,341.
McKinney Independent School District (McKinney ISD) Superintendent Shawn Christopher Pratt was fifth on the Collin County list with a salary of $305,000.
Pratt’s salary is 458% more than the $54,540 minimum salary paid to a Texas teacher with at least 20 years of credited service.
Texas Public School Superintendents making at least $300,000 in annual salary:
Source: Texas Education Agency / Texas Public Policy Foundation
| District Name | Superintendent Name | Calculated Full FTE Pay | Enrollment |
| CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD | HENRY, JOHN M | $536,775 | 118,470 |
| BARBERS HILL ISD | POOLE, GREGORY S | $477,213 | 7,723 |
| YSLETA ISD | DE LA TORRE, GUADALUPE JAVIER | $451,457 | 34,918 |
| GARLAND ISD | LOPEZ, RICARDO D | $444,124 | 51,659 |
| TOMBALL ISD | SALAZAR ZAMORA, MARTHA | $433,930 | 22,273 |
| LAKE TRAVIS ISD | NORTON, PAUL ANDREW | $418,284 | 11,272 |
| KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ALI, SEHBA Z | $409,773 | 34,111 |
| KLEIN ISD | MCGOWN, JENNY A | $404,430 | 53,093 |
| DUNCANVILLE ISD | SMITH, MARCELL | $392,000 | 11,761 |
| KATY ISD | GREGORSKI, KENNETH | $384,495 | 94,785 |
| HOUSTON ISD | MILES, FLOYD MIKE | $380,000 | 184,109 |
| FORT BEND ISD | WHITBECK, CHRISTIE LYNN | $377,000 | 80,206 |
| EDINBURG CISD | SALINAS, MARIO | $374,627 | 33,810 |
| NORTHWEST ISD | FOUST, MARK JACOB | $372,659 | 30,736 |
| LA JOYA ISD | GONZALEZ, HERIBERTO D | $369,781 | 23,998 |
| ROMA ISD | GONZALEZ, CARLOS M | $366,018 | 5,932 |
| BROWNSVILLE ISD | GUTIERREZ, RENE | $361,211 | 37,065 |
| PASADENA ISD | POWELL, ELLEN DEEANN | $360,600 | 47,486 |
| MESQUITE ISD | RIVERA, ANGEL LUIS | $360,000 | 38,265 |
| CONROE ISD | NULL, CURTIS F | $356,957 | 72,352 |
| LAMAR CISD | NIVENS, ROOSEVELT CURTIS | $354,341 | 44,512 |
| YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC | DIBELLA, MARK A | $352,800 | 17,622 |
| NORTHSIDE ISD | CRAFT, JOHN M | $350,000 | 101,095 |
| PROSPER ISD | FERGUSON, HOLLY J | $350,000 | 28,467 |
| HAYS CISD | WRIGHT, ERIC K | $350,000 | 23,313 |
| ROUND ROCK ISD | AZAIEZ, HAFEDH | $350,000 | 46,197 |
| FRISCO ISD | WALDRIP, MIKE R | $349,200 | 66,698 |
| HUMBLE ISD | CELANIA-FAGEN, ELIZABETH A | $348,919 | 48,552 |
| SOCORRO ISD | CARMAN, JOHN N | $348,400 | 47,304 |
| LEANDER ISD | GEARING, BRUCE | $348,400 | 42,593 |
| BIRDVILLE ISD | STINSON, SELENA GAYLE | $346,914 | 22,219 |
| CLEAR CREEK ISD | ENGLE, KAREN S | $346,492 | 40,132 |
| PFLUGERVILLE ISD | KILLIAN, DOUGLAS WAYNE | $343,171 | 25,297 |
| WEATHERFORD ISD | REES, REAGAN CARTER | $342,325 | 8,203 |
| EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD | CHADWELL, JIMMIE F | $340,767 | 23,462 |
| DENTON ISD | WILSON, JAMES K | $338,640 | 32,866 |
| IRVING ISD | HERNANDEZ, MAGDA A | $338,196 | 31,485 |
| DALLAS ISD | ELIZALDE, STEPHANIE SUZANNE | $338,000 | 139,246 |
| BRAZOSPORT ISD | MASSEY, DANNY L | $337,674 | 11,357 |
| FORT WORTH ISD | RAMSEY, ANGELICA MARIA | $337,484 | 71,060 |
| SAN BENITO CISD | SERVELLON, MARIA THERESA | $336,588 | 9,126 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI ISD | HERNANDEZ, JUSTO ROLANDO | $336,300 | 33,053 |
| SPRING BRANCH ISD | BLAINE, JENNIFER STARK | $336,240 | 33,407 |
| ALDINE ISD | GOFFNEY, LATONYA MCGOWEN | $336,027 | 57,844 |
| GREAT HEARTS TEXAS | MINITER, BRENDAN SHANE | $335,000 | 12,019 |
| RICHARDSON ISD | BRANUM, TABITHA D | $334,750 | 37,085 |
| LEWISVILLE ISD | RAPP, LORI D | $334,750 | 48,440 |
| GOOSE CREEK CISD | O’BRIEN, RANDAL KENT | $334,750 | 24,108 |
| PLANO ISD | WILLIAMS, THERESA NOLAN | $334,749 | 47,899 |
| SAN ANTONIO ISD | AQUINO, JAIME RAMON | $334,183 | 44,670 |
| SAN ANGELO ISD | DETHLOFF, CARL H | $331,638 | 13,180 |
| GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD | SCHNAUTZ, BRADLEY MICHAEL | $331,545 | 13,565 |
| ECTOR COUNTY ISD | MURI, SCOTT R | $328,802 | 33,426 |
| CARROLL ISD | LEDBETTER, LESLIE LANE | $328,250 | 8,292 |
| LA PORTE ISD | JACKSON, WALTER GERALD | $327,771 | 7,115 |
| GRAND PRAIRIE ISD | ELLIS, LINDA K | $327,525 | 26,638 |
| STAFFORD MSD | BOSTIC, ROBERT ELBERT | $327,113 | 3,479 |
| KILLEEN ISD | FEY, JO ANN MARIE | $325,000 | 43,864 |
| ALVIN ISD | NELSON, CAROL L | $325,000 | 29,740 |
| IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | COTTRILL, JEFFREY | $325,000 | 76,819 |
| COMAL ISD | CHAPMAN, JOHN E | $324,450 | 29,263 |
| TYLER ISD | CRAWFORD, MARTY LANE | $324,450 | 18,304 |
| MAGNOLIA ISD | STEPHENS, SAMUEL TODD | $324,277 | 14,468 |
| GALENA PARK ISD | MOORE, JOHN C | $322,500 | 21,105 |
| FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY | PURCELL, MOLLIE JO | $321,513 | 2,882 |
| BURLESON ISD | JIMERSON, BRET | $320,306 | 12,718 |
| EL PASO ISD | SAYAVEDRA, DIANA ISABEL | $320,000 | 49,139 |
| UNIVERSAL ACADEMY | JOBE, DANA J | $319,300 | 2,103 |
| MANSFIELD ISD | CANTU, KIMBERLEY MORGAN | $318,422 | 35,851 |
| ALLEN ISD | BULLOCK, ROBIN NICOLE | $318,341 | 21,370 |
| MISSION CISD | PEREZ, CAROLINA G | $317,064 | 14,068 |
| EVERMAN ISD | DONALDSON, FELICIA TWALON | $316,715 | 5,139 |
| AUSTIN ISD | SEGURA, MATIAS CASTRO | $315,909 | 72,830 |
| CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD | ELDREDGE, WENDY PAIGE | $315,741 | 24,386 |
| ALIEF ISD | MAYS, ANTHONY TYWAUN | $314,150 | 39,474 |
| WESLACO ISD | RIVERA, JOSE RICARDO | $314,103 | 16,430 |
| WALLER ISD | MORAN, KEVIN GEORGE | $311,600 | 9,283 |
| ARLINGTON ISD | WURTZ, STEVEN L | $310,002 | 54,750 |
| HIGHLAND PARK ISD | ROCKWOOD, MICHAEL KENNETH | $310,000 | 6,437 |
| TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES | PONCE, JAMES JOSEPH | $309,750 | 3,608 |
| NORTH EAST ISD | MAIKA, SEAN A | $309,186 | 57,374 |
| LANCASTER ISD | PERERA, AGNELLA KATRISE | $308,521 | 7,014 |
| FORNEY ISD | TERRY, JUSTIN W | $307,929 | 17,002 |
| EAST CENTRAL ISD | TOSCANO, ROLANDO | $306,476 | 11,176 |
| LA VEGA ISD | SHIELDS, SHARON MARIE | $306,264 | 3,120 |
| EDGEWOOD ISD | HERNANDEZ, EDUARDO | $306,169 | 7,930 |
| MCKINNEY ISD | PRATT, SHAWN CHRISTOPHER | $305,000 | 23,306 |
| TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY | SHAFFER, RANDAL CRAIG | $300,000 | 6,631 |
| RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS | TAMEZ, ADRIANA | $300,000 | 1,888 |
| BOERNE ISD | PRICE, THOMAS O | $300,000 | 10,910 |
| UNITED ISD | GONZALEZ, DAVID HOMAR | $300,000 | 41,203 |
Alerts Sign-up