Seattle Public Schools / Rainier Beach High School / Secondary Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
28 employees hold this title in Rainier Beach High School. Median total compensation for the role is $145,161, above the department median of $121,315.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 28 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, the median wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — about 7,720 people — is $102,670. Rainier Beach High School pays a median base salary of $109,617 for this role, 7% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education across every employer in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Rainier Beach High School’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — about 1,065,210 people — is $72,040. Rainier Beach High School’s median base salary is 52% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Rainier Beach High School is $145,161, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Secondary Teacher is held in 41 Seattle Public Schools departments. In Rainier Beach High School, the median of $145,161 ranks #23 of 41.
Median total compensation for the Secondary Teacher role in other Seattle Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Kelly Rolon works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Kelly earned $197,049 in 2024.
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Kathleen Beahn works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Kathleen earned $191,609 in 2024.
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At Rainier Beach High School, Nicholas Schiermeyer serves as a Secondary Teacher. Their 2024 pay totaled $187,139.
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Karla Nyquist holds the role of Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,826.
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Rebecka Smith is a Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. 2024 total compensation came to $183,311.
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Aaron Jefferson works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Aaron earned $179,845 in 2024.
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Folasade Brown holds the role of Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,026.
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Amy Ditommaso works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Amy earned $175,827 in 2024.
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Nicholas Ragland-Johnsen works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Nicholas earned $163,193 in 2024.
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At Rainier Beach High School, George Foster serves as a Secondary Teacher. Their 2024 pay totaled $162,867.
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Edward Irving is a Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. 2024 total compensation came to $153,132.
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Autumn Tocchi holds the role of Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. In 2024, their total compensation was $150,368.
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Nathaniel Herth holds the role of Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. In 2024, their total compensation was $147,606.
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Evan Tomchick is a Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. 2024 total compensation came to $146,878.
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At Rainier Beach High School, Yiming Lin serves as a Secondary Teacher. Their 2024 pay totaled $143,444.
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Avery Brown holds the role of Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. In 2024, their total compensation was $130,575.
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Kristina Shaw holds the role of Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. In 2024, their total compensation was $129,818.
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Nicole Petty works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Nicole earned $120,832 in 2024.
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Ian Kwong is a Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. 2024 total compensation came to $120,316.
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Sarah Werner works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Sarah earned $119,601 in 2024.
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Caitlin Horn works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Caitlin earned $119,533 in 2024.
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Marquelle Boone is a Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. 2024 total compensation came to $118,688.
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At Rainier Beach High School, Julie Hays serves as a Secondary Teacher. Their 2024 pay totaled $115,199.
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Michiko Yee holds the role of Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. Their status is 0.8 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $114,827.
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Joseph Murphy works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Their status is 0.6 FTE. Joseph earned $109,373 in 2024.
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Nicholas Franks is a Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. 2024 total compensation came to $102,223.
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Claire Chanard works as a Secondary Teacher for Rainier Beach High School. Their status is 0.8 FTE. Claire earned $83,894 in 2024.
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Xiaoping Chu is a Secondary Teacher at Rainier Beach High School. They work 0.6 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $75,412.