Salaries, wages for Smithton School District 130 educators added to BND Public Pay Database
The salaries and wages of administrators and teachers in Smithton School District 130 have been added to the Belleville News-Democrat’s Public Pay Database.
To view the BND’s Public Pay Database, go to www.bnd.com/publicpay.
The highest earner in the Smithton district was Principal Vicki Norton, who was paid $95,373.47 in total wages, according to records of the 2020-21 fiscal year that ended on June 30.
The second highest payment went to the superintendent’s position, which was filled by three persons in this fiscal year. The district paid $74,773.08 for this position. William Phillips earned $38,000, Ryan Wamser was paid $29,573.08 and Ralph Grimm was paid $7,200.
The district has since hired Courtney Castelli to be the superintendent.
Kelly Beggs, a teacher, was the third-highest earner at $73,533.52, the records show.
Michelle Smith, a teacher, was fourth with total wages of $69,113 and the fifth highest position was held by teacher Dawn Kueker, who earned $64,856.
You can see the complete list of the district’s teachers and administrators by clicking on “Smithton School Dist. 130” in the index at the top of the BND Public Pay Database box. Select 2020 as the year and hit the search button.
To see a person’s title, click on the “details” link on the right side of the box. You also can click on the “sort by” box to organize your search in various ways, including by first name or last name.
The Smithton salaries listed do not include retirement and health benefits the district pays on behalf of the teachers and administrators. A total of these benefits ranged from about $5,000 to a high of about $19,000, according to records on the district’s website.
To see salaries from across the region, click on “All” in the Government box of the BND’s Public Pay Database.
The BND’s Public Pay Database goes back to 2011 with information primarily obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests and public filings. The salary information does not always include insurance or benefits. Some records include detailed information on overtime and other pay, while for some districts that information was not readily available.
The database includes compensation for employees in most area governments, including cities, counties, townships, school districts and public colleges and universities. More pay records will be added as the BND receives salary data through open records requests.
