In 2013, the average teacher salary in Bermudian Springs School District was $55,873 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers received was $23,604 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $79,477. The district employed 204 teachers and administrators, with a top salary of $116,850. Pennsylvania teacher salaries (2013–14) are searchable in a statewide database provided by TribLive News. Bermudian Springs 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.