Highest-Paid Teachers In The Caldwells Area In 2018

Teachers' salaries continue to rise, and six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey. In fact, nearly 10,000 teachers make $100,000 or more. Patch has the list of top-earning teachers and their salaries in the Caldwells area below.

The Department of Education has released its annual list of teachers and their salaries for 2018. And the list of educators making $100,000 or more — a list that barely had any teachers on it more than a decade ago — has grown in recent years.

Patch has the list of the 10,000 teachers in New Jersey who make the most money. Read more: The 10,000 NJ Teachers Who Make $98K Or More In 2018

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

The Department of Education has said the department double-checks the data before delivering it to the media.

Here are the top 10 highest-earning teachers in your area, with their school, and their salaries:

Caldwell-West Caldwell

1. SUSAN CALLAGHAN JAMES CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $144,825
2. JEFFREY EDWARDS JAMES CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $128,928
3. ROBERT DUBAS JAMES CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $127,066
4. STEPHEN TRIVINO JAMES CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $123,782
5. GARY GARAMELLA JAMES CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $122,158
6. KAREN MCINTYRE JAMES CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $121,136
7. MICHAEL TESHKOYAN GROVER CLEVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $120,566
8. CHRISTINA DUNNE LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $119,839
9. ANITA DUNPHY LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $119,839
10. THOMAS LAMONT JAMES CALDWELL HIGH SCHOOL CALDWELL-WEST CALDWELL ESSEX $117,817

North Caldwell

1. Jeanne Jeffrey Gould/Mountain Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $97,201
2. Linda Nikow Gould/Mountain Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $88,000
3. Eileen Little Gould/Mountain Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $87,000
4. Kim Shay Grandview Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $85,129
5. Diane Barone Gould/Mountain Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $83,000
6. Sue Kappock Gould/Mountain Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $73,000
7. Anne Burg Gould/Mountain Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $71,175
8. Jeff Pierro Grandview Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $68,000
9. Patricia Alicandri Grandview Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $68,000
10. Kim Williams Grandview Elementary School NORTH CALDWELL BORO ESSEX $65,455

West Essex

1. TACIANA BARROS West Essex High School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $117,586
2. JANICE EMERING West Essex High School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $114,586
3. DENISE D'MEO West Essex High School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $112,705
4. LISA RUBELL West Essex High School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $111,836
5. THOMAS KENNY West Essex Middle School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $109,705
6. NEIL CARROZZA West Essex Middle School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $109,705
7. SETON AHEARN West Essex Middle School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $108,589
8. WENDY FINK West Essex High School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $107,078
9. MARJORIE JAMESON West Essex High School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $106,955
10. CATHLEEN COLLINS West Essex High School WEST ESSEX REGIONAL ESSEX $106,086

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