How Much are WEA Dues 2016-17

How Much are WEA Dues 2016-17
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Approximately 60,000 teachers are in workplaces where the agreement between the school board and the union requires them to pay the union as a condition of employment.

Teachers in WEA-certified districts in the 2016-17 school year pay an average of $1,030 for union dues. Dues range from a high of $1,248 to a low of $787.

Breakout:

  • $187 National Education Association
  • $416 Washington Education Association
  • $24 Washington Education Association special advocacy assessments
  • $160 to $621 in dues for the regional UniServ and the local association

WEA’s dues structure is unlike other unions which use a “percent of salary” approach. WEA uses an unorthodox “per-capita” method which is particularly onerous to the lowest paid teachers.

To the legislature, WEA advocates for disproportionately higher taxes for the highest earners, but assesses dues using a system which shields the wealthiest members from paying proportionate to their income. For example, a new teacher in Kennewick earning $35,541 is paying 3.1 percent of income as union dues. But a top-salary teacher in Pasco earning $112,252 is paying less than 1 percent.

In 15 of the WEA-paying districts, union payment is optional.

Four districts have an independent teachers’ union created by the local teachers.

Nearly 30 school districts have no union.

Learn about the refund of excess charges for extraneous purposes at ChoiceForTeachers.com

Learn about donating all dues to charities as a religious objector at: IChooseCharity.com 

Washington Education Association Dues

District

Approx. 16-17 Total Dues

Rank (1=highest)

Fee Payers Keep At Least:

Aberdeen

$1,045

49

$252

Adna

$895

173

$895

Anacortes

$1,025

70

$271

Arlington

$1,049

46

$272

Asotin-Anatone

$805

239

$249

Auburn

$1,075

37

$258

Bainbridge Island

$1,033

59

$256

Battle Ground

$1,036

55

$253

Bellevue

$928

137

$253

Bellingham

$1,107

24

$273

Bethel

$1,048

47

$256

Blaine

$965

112

$269

Bremerton

$1,179

9

$260

Brewster

$853

205

$251

Bridgeport

$817

233

$817

Burlington-Edison

$1,021

72

$271

Camas

$1,036

56

$255

Cape Flattery

$796

245

$249

Cascade

$949

121

$254

Cashmere

$853

206

$251

Castle Rock

$991

94

$255

Central Kitsap

$1,084

33

$258

Central Valley

$968

105

$258

Centralia

$1,015

77

$251

Chehalis

$1,116

21

$254

Cheney

$1,004

88

$259

Chewelah

$873

192

$255

Chimacum

$939

131

$253

Clarkston

$894

176

$252

Cle Elum-Roslyn

$919

148

$253

Clover Park

$1,027

61

$256

Colfax

$849

211

$254

Colton

$849

212

$254

Columbia (Stev)

$969

104

$258

Columbia (W.W.)

$882

185

$252

Colville

$909

158

$256

Conway

$1,085

32

$273

Cosmopolis

$1,026

65

$251

Coulee-Hartline

$943

128

$943

Coupeville

$995

93

$270

Crescent

$798

243

$249

Creston

$789

250

$249

Cusick

$873

193

$255

Darrington

$905

165

$267

Davenport

$801

240

$801

Dayton & Starbuck

$882

186

$252

Deer Park

$969

103

$258

Dieringer

$849

210

$251?

East Valley (Spo)

$908

159

$256

East Valley (Yak)

$969

102

$254

Eastmont

$1,149

12

$260

Easton

$824

227

$250

Eatonville

$946

124

$249

Edmonds

$1,039

51

$256

Ellensburg

$960

114

$254

Elma

$1,026

66

$251

Endicott

$787

251

$787

Entiat

$853

207

$251

Enumclaw

$967

106

$255

Ephrata

$895

172

$252

Everett

$1,192

3

$261

Evergreen

$1,005

87

$254

Federal Way

$967

107

$255

Ferndale

$1,097

28

$273

Fife

$944

127

$253

Finley

$906

163

$252

Forks

$859

198

$251

Franklin Pierce

$1,034

58

$256

Freeman

$892

178

$255

Garfield-Palouse

$921

145

$256

Glenwood

$817

234

$250

Goldendale

$859

199

$251

Grand Coulee Dam

$913

154

$252

Grandview

$967

108

$254

Granger

$887

179

$252

Granite Falls

$918

153

$253

Grapeview

$792

248

$249

Great Northern

$897

167

$255

Griffin

$1,026

67

$251

Harrington

$897

168

$255

Highland

$883

184

$252

Highline

$1,011

84

$255

Hockinson

$925

142

$252

Hood Canal

$795

246

$249

Hoquim

$1,081

34

$253

Inchelium

$818

232

$250

Issaquah

$1,058

42

$257

Kahlotus

$822

228

$822

Kalama

$895

174

$252

Kelso

$1,135

16

$259

Kennewick

$1,090

29

$258

Kent

$1,068

40

$257

Kettle Falls

$933

135

$256

Kiona-Benton

$941

130

$253

Kittitas

$919

149

$253

Klickatat

$859

200

$251

La Center

$907

162

$252

La Conner

$946

123

$269

Lake Chelan

$865

196

$251

Lake Stevens

$1,187

6

$261

Lake Washington

$1,143

14

$259

Lakewood

$1,037

53

$271

Liberty

$897

169

$255

Lind

$797

244

$252

Longview

$1,051

44

$257

Loon Lake

$837

218

$254

Lopez Island

$1,037

54

$271

Lyle

$859

201

$251

Lynden

$965

111

$269

Mabton

$1,039

50

$256

Mansfield

Local

   

Manson

$841

216

$841

Mary M Knight

$807

236

$249

Marysville

$1,248

1

$262

McCleary

$926

140

$248

Mead

$1,034

57

$260

Medical Lake

$837

219

$254

Mercer Island

$1,003

89

$256

Meridian

$944

126

$268

Methow Valley

$877

189

$251

Monroe

$1,124

19

$259

Montesano

$1,018

75

$251

Morton

$1,008

86

$251

Moses Lake

$1,079

36

$257

Mossyrock

$1,014

78

$251

Mount Adams

$907

161

$252

Mount Baker

$1,025

71

$271

Mount Vernon

$1,113

23

$274

Mukilteo

$1,126

18

$259

Naches Valley

$919

150

$253

Napavine

$928

138

$253

Naselle Grays River

$859

203

$251

Nespelem

$853

208

$251

Newport

$885

181

$255

Nine Mile Falls

$827

226

$253

Nooksack Valley

$911

156

$267

North Beach

$1,050

45

$252

North Franklin

$882

187

$252

North Kitsap

$1,159

11

$260

North Mason

$939

132

$253

North River

$955

116

$254

North Thurston

$1,191

4

$256

Northport

$853

209

$251

Northshore

$1,114

22

$258

Oak Harbor

$1,135

17

$274

Oakville

$1,027

63

$251

Ocean Beach

$1,010

85

$255

Ocosta

$966

109

$250

Odessa

$801

241

$253

Okanogan

$885

180

$252

Olympia

$1,180

7

$256

Omak

$913

155

$252

Onalaska

$954

119

$249

Orcas

$1,013

81

$271

Orondo

$805

237

$249

Oroville

$834

223

$250

Orting

$908

160

$253

Othello

$894

177

$252

Palouse-Garfield

$921

146

$256

Pasco

$1,098

27

$258

Pateros

$841

217

$250

Pe Ell

$1,026

68

$1,026

Peninsula

$1,047

48

$256

Pioneer

$795

247

$249

Port Angeles

$855

204

$251

Port Townsend

$959

115

$254

Prescott

$846

213

$250

Prosser

$822

229

$250

Pullman

$867

195

$254

Puyallup

$1,011

83

$255

Quilcene

$843

215

$250

Quinault Lake

$966

110

$250

Quincy

$922

144

$253

Rainier

$1,032

60

$252

Raymond

$946

125

$249

Reardan-Edwall

$813

235

$253

Renton

$1,037

52

$256

Republic

$837

220

$254

Richland

$1,119

20

$259

Ridgefield

$900

166

$251

Ritzville

$837

221

$254

Riverside

$1,017

76

$259

Riverview

$998

91

$255

Rochester

$1,018

74

$251

Rosalia

$910

157

$256

Royal

$880

188

$251

San Juan Island

$1,061

41

$272

Seattle

$1,069

39

$264

Sedro-Woolley

$1,145

13

$274

Selah

$969

101

$254

Selkirk

$865

197

$254

Sequim

$869

194

$251

Shelton

$1,014

79

$251

Shoreline

$1,180

8

$260

Skykomish

$1,055

43

$257

Snohomish

$1,172

10

$260

Snoqualmie

$1,079

35

$257

Soap Lake

$973

99

$254

South Bend

$926

141

$248

South Kitsap

$1,087

30

$258

South Whidbey

$965

113

$269

Southside

$792

249

$249

Spokane

$896

170

$259

Stanwood

$1,202

2

$276

Steilacoom

$938

133

$938

Stevenson-Carson

$846

214

$250

Sultan

$1,019

73

$256

Sumner

$997

92

$267

Sunnyside

$953

120

$254

Tacoma

$1,001

90

$255

Taholah

$1,012

82

$251

Tahoma

$1,026

64

$256

Tenino

$1,098

25

$254

Thorp

$919

151

$253

Toledo

$1,026

69

$251

Tonasket

$829

225

$250

Toppenish

$876

190

$251

Touchet

$822

230

$250

Toutle Lake

$955

117

$254

Trout Lake

$895

175

$252

Tukwila

$1,027

62

$257

Tumwater

$1,188

5

$249

Union Gap

$931

136

$253

University Place

$974

98

$254

Vancouver

$975

97

$254

Vashon Island

$922

143

$253

Wahkiakum

$875

191

$251

Wahluke

$918

152

$253

Waitsburg

$822

231

$250

Walla Walla

$1,013

80

$255

Wapato

$943

129

$253

Warden

$934

134

$934

Washougal

$906

164

$251

Washtucna

$829

224

$829

Wellpinit

$837

222

$254

Wenatchee

$1,141

15

$259

West Valley (Spo)

$981

95

$258

West Valley (Yak)

$948

122

$253

White Pass

$978

96

$250

White River

$895

171

$253

White Salmon

$859

202

$251

Wilbur

$801

242

$253

Willapa Valley

$927

139

$248

Wilson Creek

$805

238

$249

Winlock

$1,086

31

$253

Wishkah Valley

$921

147

$248

Wishram

$884

182

$252

Woodland

$955

118

$254

Yakima

$1,075

38

$257

Yelm

$1,098

26

$254

Zillah

$971

100

$254

 

Senior Policy Analyst
Jami Lund is the Freedom Foundation’s Senior Policy Analyst. From 2004 to 2011, he developed legislative policy as a research analyst for the Washington House Republican Caucus. Prior to that he worked for the Freedom Foundation as the Project Manager for the Teachers Paycheck Protection project, shepherding the development of the Foundation’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court case to protect teacher rights. Jami is an accomplished speaker and researcher, one of Washington state’s top scholars on education policy and finance.