Lawrence Schools Superintendent, Principals Make Over $150K

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Superintendent and principal salaries have increased state-wide, and according to data from the New Jersey Department of Education, the superintendent, principals and administrators in Lawrence Township Public schools made $150,000 or more in salaries last year.

More than 2,500 educational administrators in the state earned $150,000 or more during the previous school year, according to the recently-released data. That kind of pay is becoming more common for New Jersey school administrators.

Former Gov. Chris Christie implemented a $175,000 cap for superintendents in 2011. The Christie administration raised their maximum base pay to $191,584 in 2017. But Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law in 2019 that eliminates the cap for superintendent salaries but set guidelines for school-executive contracts to limit or standardize bonuses and other perks.

The list below contains the administrators, along with their school, years of service, and their salaries from this past school year:

• ROSS KASUN, District Office, Lawrence Township Public School District, 3, $236,171
• THOMAS ELDRIDGE, District Office, Lawrence Township Public School District, 25, $212,632
• ANDREW ZUCKERMAN, District Office, Lawrence Township Public School District, 26, $190,763
• LINDA MITHAUG, District Office, Lawrence Township Public School District, 5, $180,779
• JAY BILLY, Ben Franklin Elementary, Lawrence Township Public School District, 29, $171,500
• DAVID ADAM, Lawrence High School, Lawrence Township Public School District, 26, $169,731
• SEAN FRY, District Office, Lawrence Township Public School District, 4, $165,158
• MINDY MILAVSKY, Lawrence Middle School, Lawrence Township Public School District, 29, $164,044
• CLIFFORD WILLIAMS, Lawrence High School, Lawrence Township Public School District, 17, $160,500
• ALYSON FISCHER, Lawrence Intermediate School, Lawrence Township Public School District, 9, $150,381
• MELISSA LOCKETT, Lawrenceville Elementary School, Lawrence Township Public School District, 21, $150,222

(With reporting from Josh Bakan, Patch Staff)

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