The 2017-18 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study marks the sixth edition of this study, employing a revised survey instrument. This survey tracks the demographics, salary, benefits, and other elements of the employment contracts of school superintendents throughout the country. This year's study is based on 1,172 responses (approximately a 14 percent response rate). The survey was distributed online and relied on superintendents responding to 50 items with the understanding that the report of findings would contain no personally identifiable information. Consequently, data must be considered descriptive and not necessarily representative of all superintendents. However, the report is rich with information and serves as a useful snapshot of the salary and benefits of superintendents for the 2017-18 school year. [For the 2016 report, see "2016 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study: Non-Member Version" (ED580906).]