$150K-Plus Salaries For Bernards Township Superintendent, Principals In 2022-23

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — It's becoming more common for superintendents, principals, and educational administrators state-wide to earn more than $150,000 including in Bernards Township, according to data from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Patch pulled salary data that includes superintendents, principals and assistant principals, curriculum directors and other employees in administrative positions within New Jersey schools. Overall, more than 3,200 administrators made $150,000 or more during the 2022-23 school year — about 600 more than the year prior.

In Somerset County, Superintendent of Franklin Township Public School District John Ravally topped the list of earners with a salary of $239,888 followed by Bernards Township School District Superintendent Nigoghos "Nick" Markarian with a salary of $234,467.

Here are the Bernards Township School District's highest-paid school administrators, where they rank in the state, position, along with their school, their years of service and their salaries:

• 88. Nigoghos "Nick" Markarian, Superintendent, Bernards Township School District, 21, $234,467
• 120. Roderic McLaughlin, former Business Administrator, Bernards Township School District, 10, $226,699
• 252. Russell Lazovick, Ridge High School Principal, Bernards Township School District, 2, $206,209
• 305. Sean Siet, District Office, Bernards Township School District, 18, $202,523
• 631. Karen Hudock, William Annin Middle School Principal, Bernards Township School District, 21, $187,700
• 882. Kristin Fox, District Office, Bernards Township School District, 14, $180,592
• 1,067. James Oliver, Liberty Corner School Principal, Bernards Township School District, 13, $177,093
• 1,109. Joanne Hozeny, Mount Prospect Elementary School Principal, Bernards Township School District, 19, $176,190
• 1,151. Jean O'Connell, Oak Street School, Bernards Township School District, 21, $175,528
• 1,152. Richard Shello, Ridge High School, Bernards Township School District, 24, $175,528
• 1,306. Paul Ciempola, Cedar Hill School, Bernards Township School District, 29, $173,178
• 2,199. Scott Thompson, Ridge High School, Bernards Township School District, 20, $160,668
• 2,299. Kathleen Dusebout, Ridge High School, Bernards Township School District, 18, $159,586
• 2,323. Allyson Read, Cedar Hill School, Bernards Township School District, 16, $159,327
• 2,380. Lisa Vitale-Stanzione, Oak Street School, Bernards Township School District, 18, $158,455
• 2,403. Scott Graber, Ridge High School, Bernards Township School District, 24, $158,234
• 2,518. Thomas Thorp, Ridge High School, Bernards Township School District, 14, $156,882
• 2,837. Holly Foley, Oak Street School, Bernards Township School District, 14, $153,083
• 2,900. Michael Fackelman, Ridge High School, Bernards Township School District, 14, $153,083
• 2,994. Beth Brooks, District Office, Bernards Township School District, 1, $152,250

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