In 2012, the average teacher salary in Armstrong School District was $66,413.76 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers received was $24,081 per employee (among the highest in the Commonwealth public schools), for a total annual average teacher compensation of $90,495. The District employed 657 teachers with an average salary of $70,484 and a top salary of $172,521. In 2012, the district's average teacher salary was $67,546 and a top salary of $160,850. In 2009, the district's average teacher salary was $64,332 and a top salary of $144,500.