▁in ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁$ 5 6 , 4 2 2 ▁a ▁year , ▁while ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁benefits ▁teachers ▁received ▁was ▁$ 1 5 , 9 4 9 ▁per ▁employee , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁annual ▁average ▁teacher ▁compens ation ▁of ▁$ 7 2 , 3 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁School ▁Board ▁and ▁teachers ' ▁Union ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁four ▁( 4 ) ▁year ▁contract . ▁The ▁contract ▁raised ▁teacher ▁sal aries ▁by ▁ 3 . 6 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁by ▁ 3 . 5 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁school ▁year , ▁ 3 . 4 ▁percent ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁school ▁year ▁and ▁ 3 . 2 ▁percent ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 . ▁Over ▁the ▁four ▁years , ▁the ▁ra ises ▁will ▁increase ▁teacher ▁pay ▁by ▁ 1 4 . 4 ▁percent , ▁cost ing ▁the ▁district ▁tax pay ers ▁over ▁$ 5 . 2 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Sol an co ▁District ▁reported ▁employ ing ▁ 2 8 0 ▁teachers ▁and ▁administr ators ▁with ▁a ▁median ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 5 7 , 8 2 5 ▁and ▁a ▁top ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 1 3 0 , 0 5 9 . ▁The ▁teacher ' s ▁work ▁day ▁is ▁seven ▁hours ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes , ▁with ▁ 1 9 0