$150K-Plus Salaries For Bridgewater-Raritan Superintendent, Principals

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Superintendent, principal, and educational administrator salaries have increased state-wide including in Bridgewater, according to data from the New Jersey Department of Education.

More than 2,500 educational administrators in the state made salaries of $150,000 or more during the past school year, according to salary data pulled by Patch.

That data includes superintendents, principals and other employees in administrative positions — down to assistant principals — within New Jersey schools. Out of roughly 8,400 people who fit the description, 2,556 of them made $150,000 or more.

In Somerset County, John Ravally, Superintendent of Franklin Township Public Schools was the highest paid and ranked at number 54 in the state. He has six years and makes $235,184. Harold Dunsavage, Superintendent of Somerset County Educational Services Commission School District followed at number 82 in the state, has 41 years of service and makes $227,919.

Here are the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional 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:

• 95. ROBERT BEERS, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 0, $225,000
• 172. PETER STARRS, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 19, $208,554
• 364. JOSEPH DISKIN, Eisenhower Intermediate School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 20, $191,946
• 497. DANIEL SILVIA, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 7, $186,368
• 574. JOSEPH WALSH, John F. Kennedy Primary School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 21, $183,671
• 676. KAREN JONES, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 12, $180,690
• 703. MEGAN CORLISS, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 17, $180,000
• 704. DANIEL FONDER, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 20, $180,000
• 816. MATTHEW LEMBO, Milltown Primary School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 14, $176,416
• 903. GEORGE RAUH, Van Holten Primary School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 19, $174,670
• 1114. BARBARA BINFORD, Bradley Gardens Primary School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 13, $170,077
• 1279. JACQUELINE LOUGHRIDGE, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 22, $167,641
• 1539. JAMES SINGAGLIESE, Adamsville Primary School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 6, $163,393
• 1719. MICHAEL GODOWN, Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 24, $160,481
• 1850. CATHLEEN FILIPPELLO, Eisenhower Intermediate School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 18, $158,567
• 1946. LAURA ZAMROK, Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 22, $157,403
• 2302. TAL AXELROD, Hillside Intermediate School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 0, $153,000

To view the entire statewide list click here.

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