7 Hillsborough Superintendents, Principals Earn Over $150K

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Some of the highest paid superintendents and principals in New Jersey work in Hillsborough. Seven superintendents and principals in Hillsborough 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 Somerset County, Harold Dunsavage, Superintendent of the Somerset County Education Service Commission was the highest paid and ranked at number 23 in the state. He has 38 years and makes $214,773. Hillsborough followed with Dr. Jordan Schiff, Superintendent of Hillsborough Township Schools (now retired) ranked at number 49 in the state, has 28 year of service and makes $204,526.

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

Superintendents:

• 49. JORDEN SCHIFF, Superintendent (now retired), SOMERSET, 28, $204,526
• 169. AIMAN MAHMOUD, School Business Administrator, 14, $189,299
• 180. LISA ANTUNES, Acting Superintendent, 26, $188,197

Principals:

• 68. KAREN BINGERT, Hillsborough High School Principal, 26, $178,727
• 77. TAMMY JENKINS, Sunnymead Elementary School Principal, 25, $177,474
• 217. MARY ANN MULLADY, Amsterdam Elementary School Principal, 30, $167,619
• 243. JOSEPH TRYBULSKI, Hillsborough Township Middle School Principal, 26, $165,951

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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