Title and Salary Information

WHAT TITLE SHOULD I CHOOSE FOR MY SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIAL?

Below is a set of typical titles and qualifications of SBOs based on their scope of responsibilities. Refer to the School Business Official Task and Function Checklist to understand what responsibilities you would like your school business official to perform. For example, if you checked “Key Decision Maker and/or Evaluator” and/or “Directs, Oversees and/or Supervises” for a wide scope of functions, consider a title that reflects this. Please note that titles and scope of responsibilities vary significantly from district to district. This is not intended for the purposes of re-classifying current school business professionals.

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*Note: To comply with TRS Guidelines, please add /CSBO to the title of any position requiring a CSBO endorsement.


WHAT ARE THE SALARY RANGES FOR SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS?

Based on the 2017 Employment Information System (EIS) data and job categories, the annual salary ranges based on title only are:


Zone_Map.png Assistant Superintendent
Low High Average
Zone 1   $97,500  $263,100  $153,780
Zone 2   $90,000  $182,451  $122,975
Zone 3   $66,858  $142,760  $117,371
Zone 4   $74,122  $159,101  $128,042
Zone 5   $80,519  $158,875  $117,158
Zone 6   $107,699  $134,367  $118,773

Chief School Business Official (CSBO)
Low High Average
Zone 1   $54,200  $250,000  $141,951
Zone 2   $40,607  $179,603  $114,452
Zone 3   $73,500  $111,574  $89,184
Zone 4   $91,855  $162,728  $108,297
Zone 5   $78,890  $138,350  $107,321
Zone 6   $93,737  $93,737  $93,737

Six Steps to Hiring a School Business Official

1. Determine the Role of Your SBO

Download and complete this SBO Task and Function Checklist to understand the scope of duties that you are looking for your school business official to perform. From there, you will have a framework to refer to as you continue on to the next steps in the process.

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2. Determine, Title, Qualifications and Salary Range

See typical titles and qualifications of SBOs based on their scope of responsibilities, as well as salary ranges. 

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3. Create a Job Description

As a starting point you can use to create a job description that fits the role you want your SBO to play, download and customize one of the following sample job descriptions:

- Asst. Superintendent for Business
- Business Manager/Dir. of Finance
- CFO/Comptroller

*Note: Any position where a CSBO endorsement is required must also reflect CSBO in the title (i.e. Business Manager/CSBO; Assistant Supt. for Business/CSBO; CFO/CSBO; etc.)

4. Find a Qualified Candidate

Once you have decided the role of your school business official and selected your desired qualifications, you have many options to find the best possible candidate for the position.

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5. Interviewing and Selection

Download and customize this list of Sample Interview Questions to get a starting point to determine what questions you would like to have answered at different stages in the interview and selection process.

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6. Commit to Their Professional Growth

Once you have invested in a school business official as a member of your administrative team, continue to invest in their success through their development and training.  The School Business Official Roadmap to Success provides a recommended path of professional development.

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