In 2011, the average teacher salary in Waynesboro Area School District was $56,833.73 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers received was $17,816 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $74,650. The district reported employing 300 teachers and administrators with a top salary of $129,288. The Union receives 8 paid days off to conduct union business. In 2011, the school board and teachers' union are negotiating a new contract. In 2009, Waynesboro Area School District reported employing 329 teachers and administrators with a median salary of $58,629 and a top salary of $127,002. The teacher's work day is with days in the contract year. Additionally, the teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance, professional development reimbursement, 1 paid emergency leave day, 4 paid bereavement days, 4 paid personal days (paid $100 per unused day), 10 paid sick days (which accumulate), 1 paid day professional absence, life insurance, retirement bonus and other benefits. According to Rep. Glen Grell, a trustee of the state teacher retirement fund, a 40-year Pennsylvania public school educator can retire with a pension equal to 100 percent of their final salary. In 2007, Waynesboro Area School District employed 268 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $51,054 for 180 days worked. As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation. Administrative costs Waynesboro Area School District administrative costs per pupil was $471.62 in 2008. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. In 2008, the board hired James L. Robertson as superintendent of schools with an initial salary of $122,000 and an extensive benefits package. The Pennsylvania School Board Association tracks salaries for Pennsylvania public school employees. It reports that in 2008 the average superintendent salary in Pennsylvania was $122,165. In December 2011, Waynesboro Area School Board declined to extend the employment contracts of then Superintendent James Robertson and then Assistant Superintendent Evan Williams. Robertson's salary was $129,288 and Williams' salary is $105,444. Per pupil spending In 2008, Waynesboro Area School District reported spending $10,200 per pupil which ranked 495 out of 501 Pennsylvania public school districts. In 2010, the district's per pupil spending had increased to $$11,175.61. In 2011, Pennsylvania's per pupil spending was $13,467, ranking 6th in the United States.