Honestly how many head football coaches teach their classes? Very few that I have ever met. So I have always considered a mans total earning at the end of the year to be what he was paid to coach. So let me add to the facts you provided.
Data recently compiled by the Florida Department of Education shows that Sarasota teachers get paid, on average, $58,093 per year in 2013-14, nearly $2,000 more than the next closest district, Monroe.
Fifteen districts logged in above the state average of $47,780, including Hillsborough County, No. 10 of 75 traditional and special districts at $50,113. Other local districts were Pinellas $46,256 (No. 22), Hernando $43,788, and Pasco $40,602 (No. 69).
You might wonder, how much does the average salary connect to teacher longevity on the job. After all, more veteran teachers get paid more.
The state data shows the average years of experience across Florida is 12.13 years. Sarasota comes in just below that, at 12.11 years. Lafayette County, with the 20th highest average salary, was at the top of the experience chart, with an average teacher tenure of 15.09 years.
Pinellas was No. 11, with 13.55 years. Pasco logged in at No. 28, with 12.37 years. Hernando was 35th, with 12.01 years. And Hillsborough, which had the highest average salary in the Tampa region, had the lowest experience rate, with 10.37 years (No. 57).