$150K-Plus Salaries For Bridgewater-Raritan Superintendent, Principals In 2022-23

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — It's becoming more common for superintendents, principals, and educational administrators state-wide to earn more than $150,000 including in Bridgewater, 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.

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District's Superintendent Robert Beers was the fourth highest paid in Somerset County with a salary of $229,500.

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:

• 110. Robert Beers, Superintendent, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 1, $229,500
• 188. Peter Starrs, Business Administrator, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 20, $214,221
• 509. Daniel Silvia, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 7, $192,035
• 510. Joseph Diskin, Eisenhower Intermediate School (now retired principal), Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 21, $191,946
• 665. Karen Jones, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District,13, $186,357
• 698. Daniel Fonder, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 21, $185,667
• 732. Daniel Hemberger, Bridgewater-Raritan High School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 0, $185,000
• 910. Megan Corliss, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 18, $180,000
• 1,102. Matthew Lembo, Milltown Primary School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 15, $176,416
• 1,213. George Rauh, Van Holten Primary School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 20, $174,670
• 1,506. Barbara Binford, Bradley Gardens Primary School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 14, $170,077
• 1,858. Jaimee Kochis, District Office, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 7, $164,800
• 1,972. James Singaliese, Adamsville Primary School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 7, $163,393
• 2,125. John D. Maggio, Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 23, $161,478
• 2,210. Michael Godown, Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 25, $160,481
• 2,478. Laura Zamrok, Eisenhower Intermediate School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 23, $157,403
• 2,685. Aldo Russo, John F. Kennedy Primary School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 17, $155,000
• 2,909. Tali Axelrod, Hillside Intermediate School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, 1, $153,000

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