These Somerset Hills Teachers Are Among Highest Paid In NJ

BERNARDSVILLE/BEDMINSTER, NJ — Six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey. Including in the Somerset Hills Regional School District where 29 teachers make more than $100,000 annually.

The Somerset Hills Regional School District includes students from Bernardsville, Far Hills, Peapack and Gladstone and Bedminster students grades 9 to 12.

That is according to an annual list of teachers that make that amount and their exact salaries for 2018, a list the state Department of Education released recently. The list barely had any teachers on it more than a decade ago.

It's also a small fraction of the more than 100,000 people who teach in public and charter schools in this state. But the highest earners also come from all different schools — not just the so-called "wealthy" districts that routinely rank highly on national and state lists for best schools.

In 2017-2018, the median salary for teachers totaled $67,812, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 2.5 percent higher than the previous year (see list below).

The Somerset Hills teachers included on the list, and their statewide rankings, are:

2,467. SHARON BRUM, Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,792

2,468. PATRICIA MADDALUNA, Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,792

2,469. JUDITH MARTIN, Bernardsville Middle School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,792

2,470. KATHERINE LACOTTA, Bernardsville Middle School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,792

2,471. JOSEPH LASPADA, Bernardsville Middle School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,792

2,472. KAREN SILVA, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,792

2,473. THOMAS DI MARCO, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,792

2,760. FRED TRUMPY, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $108,142

2,862. MARY KLEINSTEIN, Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,863. ELIZABETH RUDIN, Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,864. ROSEMARIE RIZZUTO, Bernardsville Middle School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,865. BRIAN KING, Bernardsville Middle School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,866. KIMBERLY FLYNN, Bernardsville Middle School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,867. MARIA VENEZIO, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,868. LYNN WELTLER, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,869. CHERYL VASSIL, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,870. LUANN FALLETTA, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,871. PAULA GRAY, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,872. CHRISTINE WHITLOCK, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,873. JAMES FERRARA, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

2,874. JOHN HOGGE, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $107,792

4,998. DIANNE BERGER, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $103,918

5,210. JOHN LALLIS, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $103,668

5,870. VINCENT TERRACIANO, Bernardsville Middle School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $102,918

2,871. DAVID BROTHERS, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $102,918

5,872. DEBBIE ROKOSKY, Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $102,918

8,183. KATHLEEN RYERSEN, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $100,470

8,247. JEFFREY FALZARANO, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $100,395

8,248. KAY COLLINS, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $100,395

9,764. DENNIS BABICKE, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $98,740

9,765. ANGELA FRESCO, Bernards High School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $98,740

9,788. JOHN ANGRI, Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School, SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $98,700

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