Top 10 High School Teachers Made More Than $100K in 2010

The Bay Area News Group compiled an extensive salary database with a full accounting of how much money government agencies spend on their employees, including salaries, pension contributions, deferred compensation payments and insurance costs.

The data include 254 government entities in 10 counties in and around the Bay Area, covering 221,203 people and totaling $15 billion.

Danny Willis, the Database Producer for the Bay Area News Group, explained that the sources for these numbers are the entities themselves.

“We file requests for the data under the Public Records Act with all entities listed and publish their responses,” he said in a comment to the article.

Tables include:

• Top 10 highest paid teachers in the district
• Top 10 highest paid teachers at
• Top 10 highest paid teachers at Woodside High School
• Top 10 highest paid teachers at
• Top 10 highest paid employees in the district

Ten highest paid teachers in the Sequoia Union High School District

Name School Base Other (including Overtime) Gross MDV*
ER Psn**
Misc. Total Gregg Whitnah Menlo-Atherton $95,731 $31,412 $127,143 $11,800 $10,489 $1,844 $151,276 Roberto Verdeses Sequoia $94,614 $23,781 $118,394 $15,059 $9,768 $1,717 $144,937 Abdulhadi S. Kaddoura Woodside $94,614 $22,659 $117,272 $15,059 $9,675 $1,700 $143,707 Samer G. Malouf Woodside $94,614 $21,011 $115,624 $16,223 $9,539 $1,677 $143,063 Elana R. Henderson Redwood $94,614 $16,981 $111,595 $16,223 $9,207 $1,541 $138,565 Julia E. Schulman Carlmont $93,743 $16,976 $110,719 $16,223 $9,134 $1,605 $137,681 Nancy L. Staves Woodside $94,986 $22,272 $117,258 $6,847 $9,674 $1,700 $135,478 Jeffrey D. Chin-Sell Menlo-Atherton $94,614 $15,034 $109,648 $15,059 $9,046 $1,590 $135,342

*MDV identifies employer contributions to medical, dental, and vision healthcare.

**ER Psn identifies employer contributions to pension.

Ten highest paid teachers at Sequoia High School

Name Subject Base Other (including Overtime) Gross MDV
ER Psn
Misc. Total Roberto Verdeses World Languages, Dept. Chair $94,614 $23,781 $118,394 $15,059 $9,768 $1,717 $144,937 Te Ton-Tho Science $94,986 $11,987 $106,973 $15,059 $8,825 $1,551 $132,408 Jane Slater English, Dept. Chair $94,986 $10,703 $105,689 $16,223 $8,719 $1,517 $132,148 Karol-Ann A. Coleman Special Education $94,241 $9,487 $103,728 $16,223 $8,558 $1,504 $130,012 Kelley A. O'Hern Math $94,614 $10,411 $105,025 $14,850 $8,665 $1,465 $130,004 Cameron S. Dodge Business/ Information Technology, Dept. Chair $95,731 $10,138 $105,869 $15,002 $8,734 $0 $129,605 Joan C. Fiser English Language Dev., Dept. Chair $95,731 $21,482 $117,214 $9 $9,670 $1,700 $128,593 David Brand Math $94,614 $7,118 $101,732 $16,223 $8,393 $1,475 $127,822 Michael U. Radoye Math $96,103 $4,299 $100,403 $16,223 $8,283 $0 $124,909 Lauren M. Reibstein N/A $94,241 $7,572 $101,215 $12,759 $8,268 $1,468 $122,694

In total, 47 teachers at Sequoia High School make more than $100,000. In contrast, there are 13 teachers who are paid less than $30,000.

 

Ten highest paid teachers at Woodside High School

Name Years Teaching Subject Base Other (including Overtime) Gross MDV
ER Psn
Misc. Total Abdulhadi S. Kaddoura 16, 11 at WHS Math $94,614 $22,659 $117,272 $15,059 $9,675 $1,700 $143,707 Samer G. Malouf 20, 9 at WHS Math $94,614 $21,011 $115,624 $16,223 $9,539 $1,677 $143,063 Nancy L. Staves 19, 3 at WHS Phoenix/NovaNet $94,986 $22,272 $117,258 $6,847 $9,674 $1,700 $135,478 Steven Nicolopulos 26, 17 at WHS P.E. $95,731 $12,746 $108,477 $16,223 $8,949 $1,573 $135,222 Lisa A. Camera 20, 20 at WHS English $93,144 $12,078 $105,223 $14,439 $8,681 $1,526 $129,869 Wendy C. Porter 20, 20 at WHS Social Studies $94,986 $10,549 $105,535 $12,695 $8,707 $1,530 $128,467 Gwen N. Sidley 22, 22 at WHS Art $94,986 $6,827 $101,813 $16,223 $8,400 $0 $126,435 Michael R. Moses 9, 4 at WHS Math $88,594 $14,579 $103,173 $13,103 $8,512 $1,496 $126,285 Charles S. Velschow 14, 8 at WHS Social Studies $94,241 $5,395 $99,636 $16,223 $8,220 $1,445 $125,523 Gay A. Buckland-Murray 16, 15 at WHS World Languages, Department Chair $94,614 $4,301 $98,914 $16,223 $8,160 $1,434 $124,732

In total, 61 teachers at Woodside High School make more than $100,000. Eight teachers, including part-time, make less than $30,000.

 

Ten highest paid teachers at Redwood High School

Name Subject Base Other (including Overtime) Gross MDV
ER Psn
Misc. Total Elana R. Henderson Math $94,614 $16,981 $111,595 $16,223 $9,207 $1,541 $138,565 Charles A. McCoy English $92,116 $13,526 $105,641 $16,223 $8,715 1,532 $132,111 Rina R. Dress Special Education $94,241 $13,641 $107,882 $11,800 $8,900 $1,564 $130,147 Valerie H. Gibbs Art/English $94,614 $15,428 $110,042 $6,399 $9,078 $1,581 $127,100 Jose Javier Galaviz Career/College/Social Studies $94,614 $5,005 $99,619 $16,223 $8,219 $1,444 $125,504 Sharon A. Holmberg English $94,614 $6,464 $101,078 $12,695 $8,339 $1,466 $123,578 Maureen R. Svenson Social Studies $92,124 $15,363 $107,487 $218 $8,868 $1,559 $118,131 Ethan A. Sutton Social Studies $94,614 $313 $94,926 $11,800 $7,831 $1,376 $115,934 Atiba W. Williams Math/PE $88,725 $6,376 $95,101 $6,161 $7,846 $1,379 $110,486 Halo E. Shapiro N/A $85,076 $7,411 $92,487 $6,399 $7,630 $1,341 $107,857

Twelve teachers earn over six figures and the thirteenth teacher makes $97,297.

Ten Highest Paid Employees of the Sequoia Union High School District

Name Title Base Other (including Overtime) Gross MDV
ER Psn
Misc. Total James W. Lianides Superintendent $180,131 $14,946 $195,077 $14,160 $16,094 $2,829 $228,159 Francisca A. Miranda Deputy Superintendent $169,798 $19,327 $189,125 $14,160 $15,603 $2,742 $221,630 Frank W. Wells Principal, Redwood HS $135,830 $16,868 $152,698 $18,070 $12,598 $2,214 $185,581 Susan E. Berghouse Director, Enrollment $138,756 $7,832 $146,588 $19,467 $12,094 $2,125 $180,275 David E. Reilly Principal, Woodside HS $142,044 $2,213 $144,256 $19,467 $11,901 $2,092 $177,716 Ravnel M. Burgamy Avp, Carlmont $138,756 $8,973 $147,729 $15,234 $12,188 $2,142 $177,293 Matthew S. Zito Principal, M-A HS $148,479 $3,782 $152,261 $8,216 $12,561 $2,208 $175,246 Bonnie J. Hansen Principal, Sequoia HS $142,044 $3,413 $145,456 $15,234 $12,000 $2,109 $174,800 Martin R. Fuentes Controller $138,756 $10,096 $148,852 $1,455 $14,797 $8,780 $173,883 Bruce W. Rollins Director, Maintenance & Operation $129,086 $4,540 $133,626 $15,234 $13,632 $8,559 $171,052