In 2013, the average teacher salary in Peters Township School District was $69,668 a year. The district employed 386 teachers with a top salary of $160,000. Ninety-three employees, including more than 80 teachers, were paid over $100,000 a year Pennsylvania teacher salaries (2013–14) are searchable in a statewide database provided by TribLive News. Peters Township School District teacher and administrator retirement benefits are equal to at least 2.00% x Final Average Salary x Total Credited Service. (Some teachers benefits utilize a 2.50% benefit factor.) After 40 years of service, a teacher can retire with 100% of the average salary of their final 3 years of employment. According to a study conducted at the American Enterprise Institute, in 2011, public school teachers’ total compensation is roughly 50 percent higher than they would likely receive in the private sector. The study found that the most generous benefits that teachers receive are not accounted for in many studies of compensation including: pension, retiree health benefits and job security.