Vermilion Parish Superintendent inks new four-year contract that gives him only a 2.5 percent pay raise

Tommy Byler will continue to be the superintendent of Vermilion Parish public schools for another four years.
The Vermilion Parish School Board approved a four-year contract, and Byler signed it on Friday.
Byler has been the superintendent for the last three years. His first contract was a three-year deal that paid him $141,000 yearly.
His new contract gives him a 2.5 percent pay raise. In other words, he will now be paid $145,300 a year or a $3,525 pay increase.
Byler also receives $750 monthly to cover vehicle maintenance, gas, cell phone costs, and residential internet instead of receiving a district-owned vehicle or cell phone. The $750 a month is part of his $145,300 yearly salary.
Byler must maintain minimum automobile liability coverage of $250,000/$500,000 with the school board listed as an insured party, a new requirement for the board.
His pay will rank him No. 10 out of 11 superintendent’s in Acadiana.
Statewide, it will rank him No. 43 out of 67 school districts, despite Vermilion being the 19th largest district in the state.
The highest-paid superintendent in the parish is the East Baton Rouge Parish superintendent, who makes $290,000 a year.
Acadia Parish Superintendent earns $172,000 a year.
St. Landry’s superintendent earns $154,000 a year.
Evangeline Parish’s superintendent makes $129,500 a year.