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Mobile Co. Schools Chief Is Highest Paid In Ala.

New figures released by the Alabama Department of Education show Mobile County schools Superintendent Martha Peek is the highest-paid in the state.
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New figures released by the Alabama Department of Education show Mobile County schools Superintendent Martha Peek is the highest-paid in the state.

New figures released by the Alabama Department of Education show Mobile County schools Superintendent Martha Peek is the highest-paid in the state.

AL.com reports that Peek earns an annual salary of $204,000 overseeing the largest school system in Alabama with an enrollment of 59,000 students.

Second on the list is Birmingham City Schools' Craig Witherspoon, who earns $202,155 overseeing a system with 24,629 students.

AL.com says other top earners include Tuscaloosa City's superintendent Paul McKendrick who earns $198,900; Mountain Brook's Richard Barlow who earns $192,260; and Jefferson County's superintendent Stephen Nowlin who earns $189,162.

Jefferson County is the second-largest system statewide with an enrollment of 36,279 students.

The salaries don't include other possible benefits such as bonuses or car allowances.

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