Here's How Much Bridgewater Superintendents, Principals Earn

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Some of the highest paid superintendents and principals in New Jersey work in Bridgewater.

The Department of Education recently released its annual list of New Jersey superintendents and principals and their salaries before the start of the 2018-19 school year. And the list of educators making $150,000 or more — a list that barely had any educators on it two decades ago — has grown in recent years.

It's also a small fraction of the more than 100,000 people who are teachers and administrators 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 Somerset County, Harold Dunsavage, superintendent of the Somerset County Education Service Commission was the highest paid and ranked at number 16 in the state followed by Bridgewater.

Superintendents, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 16: Harold Dunsavage, Superintendent, Somerset County Education Service Commission, 37 years, $210,562

No. 81: Russell Lazovick, Superintendent, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional, 1 year, $191,584

Principals, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 39: Nancy Iatesta, Middle School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, 19 years, $179,661

No. 47: Mark Morrell, High School Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan High School, 23 years, $178,914

No. 56: Joseph Diskin, Elementary School Principal, Eisenhower Intermediate School, 16 years, $177,652

No. 136: Joseph Walsh, Elementary School Principal, John F Kennedy Primary School, 17 years, $169,377

No. 158: Margaret Kerr, Elementary School Principal, Crim Primary School, 14 years, $168,217

No. 284: George Rauh, Elementary School Principal, Van Holten Primary School, 15 years, $160,376

No. 287: Matthew Lembo, Elementary School Principal, Milltown Primary School, 10 years, $160,197

No. 394: Barbara Binford, Elementary School Principal, Bradley Gardens Primary School, 9 years, $155,783

No. 447: William Ferry, Elementary School Principal, Hillside Intermediate School, 22 years, $153,995

• Those who earn under 150K:

No. 599: James Singagliese, Elementary School Principal, Adamsville Primary School, 2 years, $149,099

No. 755: Daniel Fonder, Elementary School Principal, Hamilton Primary School, 16 years, $144,855

In 2017-2018, the median salary for administrators totaled $123,906, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 1 percent higher than the previous year.

To view the entire statewide list, click here.

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