State Figures Show Harrison Superintendent Gets Highest Pay

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Top administrators in New York's public schools have seen their salaries increase by an average of 10 percent in the past six years, and the superintendent of schools in Harrison is expected to receive the highest schools salary in the state in 2016, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

The state Department of Education building has released school administrator salary information.
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James O'Rourke

05/14/2016 6:00 a.m.

While Harrison's superintendent is set to make more than $334,000 this school year, Dutchess County's highest schools earner is likely to be its superintendent of schools, Joseph Phelan, who is set to earn $205,000 this year, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

All school districts outside New York City must submit their expected top salaries for the coming school year, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

The state Education Department releases the salary list each year in advance of the school budget vote, which is Tuesday, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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