Here's How Much Hillsborough Pays Principals, Administrators

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The state has released information that shows how much your school district budgeted to pay principals and administrators in 2018. See where Hillsborough and Montgomery School Districts rank in the state and in Somerset County.

Hillsborough School District pays principals and administrators a median salary of $128,854, which is the sixth highest paid in Somerset County and 168th highest in the state.

Montgomery Township, which borders Hillsborough, came in at 15th in Somerset County with a median salary of $109,213 and 407th in the state.

Watchung Hills Regional's principals and administrators are the highest paid in Somerset County with a median salary of $146,608 and is 29th in the state. South Bound Brook paid the lowest amount in Somerset County with a median salary of $98,940 and is 484th in the state.

The information is part of the state Department of Education's Taxpayer's Guide to Education Spending, which shows the median salary in every New Jersey school district.

In addition to median salaries, the site also shows each district's total spending, average daily enrollment and students from sending districts, the per-pupil costs and the district's total budget spending for 2018.

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Patch put together a list of the median salaries set before the 2018-19 school year, from highest to lowest in Somerset County and (overall ranking in the state):

1. Watchung Hills Regional $146,608 (29)
2. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District $77,725 (37)
3. Somerset Hills Regional $144,252 (46)
4. Watchung $137,925 (83)
5. Bernards Township $136,735 (91)
6. Hillsborough $128,854 (168)
7. Somerville $128,849 (170)
8. Warren Township $128,621 (173)
9. Branchburg Township $127,500 (188)
10. Franklin Township $126,283 (199)
11. North Plainfield $124,806 (226)
12. Manville $124,549 (230)
13. Bedminster Township $123,624 (242)
14. Green Brook Township $122,943 (252)
15. Montgomery Township $109,213 (407)
16. Bound Brook $108,320 (415)
17. Somerset County Vocational $105,948 (438)
18. South Bound Brook $98,940 (484)

For the full list of New Jersey school districts and their median principal and administrator salaries, from highest to lowest click here.

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