Here's How Much Clark, Garwood Superintendents, Principals Earn

CLARK/GARWOOD, NJ — Some of the highest paid superintendents and principals in New Jersey work in Clark and Garwood. Two superintendents in Clark and Garwood School Districts are among 1,500 in New Jersey to have made $150,000 or more in 2019, according to the New Jersey Department of Education.

The Department of Education recently released its annual list of superintendents and principals and their salaries before the start of the 2019-20 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.

In Union County, Harold Kennedy Jr., Business Administrator for Elizabeth Public Schools was the highest paid and ranked at number 10 in the state. He has 18 years and makes $236,993. Followed by Janet Fike, Superintendent of Morris-Union Jointure Commission ranked at number 18 in the state, has 37 year of service and makes $221,899.

Here are the top principals and superintendents in Clark and Garwood, where they rank in the state, position, their years of service (which is surely a factor in their pay) and, finally, their salaries:

• 640. Teresa Quigley, Garwood Superintendent, 22, $158,765
• 659. EDWARD GRANDE, Clark Superintendent, 19, $157,500

Those who earn under 150K:

• JENNIFER FEELEY, Carl H. Kumpf School, 21, $147,315
• RICHARD DELMONACO, Arthur L. Johnson High School, 20, $146,048
• JOSEPH BELTRAMBA, Valley Road School, 41, $135,159
• SHIRLEY BERGIN, Frank K. Hehnly, 33, $131,679
• MARY EMMONS, Garwood, 17, $111,550
• EDWARD BUCIOR, Arthur L. Johnson High School, 1, $98,315
• MALLORY APPLEBAUM, Frank K. Hehnly, 3, $92,794
• AMANDA CLARKE, Carl H. Kumpf School, 19, $90,564

In 2018-2019, the median salary for administrators $123,923, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was less than 1 percent above the previous year's median salary.

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

To view the entire statewide list click here.

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