Here's How Much Hillsborough Superintendents, Principals Earn

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Some of the highest paid superintendents and principals in New Jersey work in Hillsborough.

The Department of Education recently released its annual list of New Jersey superintendents and principals and their salaries before the start of the 2018-19 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. But the highest earners also come from all different schools — not just the so-called "wealthy" districts that routinely rank highly on national and state lists for best schools.

In Somerset County, Harold Dunsavage, superintendent of the Somerset County Education Service Commission was the highest paid and ranked at number 16 in the state. He has 37 years and makes $210,562. Bridgewater followed with Russell Lazovick, Superintendent of Bridgewater-Raritan Regional ranked at number 81 in the state, has 1 year of service and makes $191,584.

Superintendents, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 150: Jorden Schiff, Superintendent, Hillsborough Township, 27 years, $177,500

Principals, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 94: Karen Bingert, High School Principal, Hillsborough High School, 25 years, $172,301

No. 111: Tammy Bowling, Elementary School Principal, Sunnymead Elementary School, 24 years, $171,047

No. 268: Mary Ann Mullady, Elementary School Principal, Amsterdam Elementary School, 29 years, $161,192

No. 307: Joseph Trybulski, Middle School Principal, Hillsborough Township Middle School, 25 years, $159,525

• Those making under $150K:

No. 989: Lisa Heisel, Elementary School Principal, Triangle Elementary School, 34 years, $138,632

No. 990: Jodi Howe, Elementary School Principal, Woods Road Elementary School, 22 years, $138,632

No. 1,308: Christopher Carey, Elementary School Principal, Auten Road Intermediate School, 21 years, $131,456

No. 1,377: Susan Eckstein, Elementary School Principal, Hillsborough Township Elementary, 29 years, $129,795

No. 1,546: Steven Kerrigan, Elementary School Principal, Woodfern Elementary School, 19 years, $125,719

In 2017-2018, the median salary for administrators totaled $123,906, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 1 percent higher than the previous year.

To view the entire statewide list, click here.

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