in 2011, the average teacher salary in solanco school district was $56,422 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers received was $15,949 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $72,372. in 2010, the school board and teachers' union agreed to a new four (4) year contract. the contract raised teacher salaries by 3.6 percent in 2010, by 3.5 percent in 2011-12 school year, 3.4 percent for the 2012-13 school year and 3.2 percent for 2013-14. over the four years, the raises will increase teacher pay by 14.4 percent, costing the district taxpayers over $5.27 million.