Here's How Much Clark, Garwood Teachers Are Paid

CLARK/GARWOOD, NJ — The state recently released information on how much schools are paying their teachers in the state. See where Clark and Garwood School Districts stacks up:

Clark School District teachers are the 16th highest paid in Union County and 434th highest in the state, according to information released by the state for the 2019-20 school year.

The school district pays teachers a median salary of $61,342, which is 1.84 percent more than last year where teachers made $60,232 on average.

Gawood Borough teachers are the 19th highest paid in Union County and 522nd highest in the state.

The school district pays teachers a median salary of $57,832, which is 1.92 percent more than last year where teachers made $56,742 on average.

Both Clark and Garwood teachers made less than the state median of $68,985, a 1.6 percent increase over last year. Overall, 232 school districts pay more than the state median.

The released information is part of the state Department of Education's Taxpayer's Guide to Education Spending that was just released, showing the median salary in every New Jersey school district and charter school.

Here is the list of Union County school districts and charter schools, and their 2019 median teacher salaries, from highest to lowest (with the state ranking). The percentage shows the change from the previous year:

1. Elizabeth City $81,524 0.77% (46th in state)
2. Westfield Town $79,853 1.74% (61st in state)
3. Union Twp $74,710 5.45% (113th in state)
4. Plainfield City $73,960 0.00% (122nd in state)
5. Berkeley Heights Twp $73,948 -2.90% (123rd in state)
6. Kenilworth Boro $73,398 1.38% (135th in state)
7. Springfield Twp $73,345 2.15% (136th in state)
8. Hillside Twp $72,463 9.18% (148th in state)
9. Rahway City $70,653 0.00% (190th in state)
10. New Providence Boro $70,074 -1.15% (202nd in state)
11. Linden City $69,091 5.10% (228th in state)
12. Roselle Park Boro $68,034 -0.39% (256th in state)
13. Summit City $67,996 0.55% (257th in state)
14. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg $66,356 -1.07% (297th in state)
15. Cranford Twp $66,199 0.00% (301st in state)
16. Clark Twp $61,342 1.84% (434th in state)
17. Mountainside Boro $61,270 1.40% (438th in state)
18. Union County Vocational $58,549 -0.45% (503th in state)
19. Garwood Boro $57,832 1.92% (522nd in state)
20. Roselle Boro $56,831 -2.23% (545th in state)
21. Winfield Twp $56,593 2.42% (549th in state)
22. Cresthaven Academy Charter School $55,500 4.72% (569th in state)
23. The Barack Obama Green Charter High School $53,045 6.09% (605th in state)
24. Union County Teams Cs $52,981 -0.77% (610th in state)
25. College Achieve Central Charter School $52,500 7.14% (614th in state)
26. Queen City Academy Cs $50,000 -0.79% (629th in state)

To view the entire list of all New Jersey schools click here.

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