Corinth School District’s Superintendent Edward Childress is the highest paid at his position in Mississippi, earning $210,780 this school year.

Tupelo Public School District, which had the highest-paid superintendent in 2016-17, is a close second, with Superintendent Robert Picou making $209,220.

The median salary for 2018-19 was $115,000. The rest of top 10 were as follows:

Edward Childress, Corinth School District: $210,780

Robert Picou, Tupelo Public School District: $209,220

Cory Uselton, DeSoto County School District: $195,000

Matthew Dillon, Petal School District: $190,000

Kimber Halliburton, Madison County School District: $186,000

David Daigneault, Grenada School District: $183,200

Arthur McMillan, Biloxi Public School District: $180,299

Eddie Peasant, Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District: $180,000

Bonita Coleman, Ocean Springs School District: $175,397

Evelyn Townsend, Rankin County School District: $175,000

Errick Greene, who recently took charge of Jackson Public Schools, made $171,690.

Look for your school district’s superintendent below, using records from the Department of Education:

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How much does your superintendent make? Mississippi school chief’s salaries updated for 2018-19

by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today
September 20, 2019

<h1>How much does your superintendent make? Mississippi school chief’s salaries updated for 2018-19</h1> <p class="byline">by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today <br />September 20, 2019</p> <p>Corinth School District’s Superintendent Edward Childress is the highest paid at his position in Mississippi, earning $210,780 this school year.</p> <p>Tupelo Public School District, which had the highest-paid superintendent <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/data/district-superintendent-salaries/">in 2016-17</a>, is a close second, with Superintendent Robert Picou making $209,220.</p> <p>The median salary for 2018-19 was $115,000. The rest of top 10 were as follows:</p> <p>Edward Childress, Corinth School District: $210,780</p> <p>Robert Picou, Tupelo Public School District: $209,220</p> <p>Cory Uselton, DeSoto County School District: $195,000</p> <p>Matthew Dillon, Petal School District: $190,000</p> <p>Kimber Halliburton, Madison County School District: $186,000</p> <p>David Daigneault, Grenada School District: $183,200</p> <p>Arthur McMillan, Biloxi Public School District: $180,299</p> <p>Eddie Peasant, Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District: $180,000</p> <p>Bonita Coleman, Ocean Springs School District: $175,397</p> <p>Evelyn Townsend, Rankin County School District: $175,000</p> <p>Errick Greene, who recently <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/01/02/we-cannot-continue-to-operate-as-we-have-jacksons-new-schools-chief-predicts-painful-but-lasting-change/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">took charge of Jackson Public Schools</a>, made $171,690.</p> <p>Look for your school district’s superintendent below, using records from the Department of Education:</p> <p>!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");t&amp;&amp;(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </p> <p>For more Mississippi data visit Mississippi Today’s <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">data page</a>.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/09/20/how-much-does-your-superintendent-make-mississippi-school-chiefs-salaries-updated-for-2018-19/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=395011&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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