How Much Do Manasquan And Belmar Districts Pay Their Teachers?

MANASQUAN – Getting a six-figure salary as a teacher isn't impossible anymore. Indeed, one New Jersey school district has an annual median pay of $107,787 while 12 others earn $90,000 or more.

The state has released information that shows how much your school district, special services district, vocational district and charter school will pay teachers in the 2019-20 school year. Manasquan and Belmar area school districts are among those that have a higher median pay than others (see below).

The 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.

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Overall, 232 school districts make more than the state median of $68,985, a 1.6 percent increase over last year. And it's not just the big towns or the regional districts that pay the most: Indeed, Millburn is a great place to get a teaching job, where the median salary is $92,784. So is Brigantine, which has a median salary of $93,649.

Patch also determined the difference in salaries between 2018 and 2019. Greater Egg Harbor Regional in Atlantic County had the biggest increase, shooting to $76,020, a 33.10 percent increase. Union Township in Hunterdon County had the biggest decrease, sinking to $61,937, a -18.02 percent drop.

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 and 2019.

Here the median salaries for local districts (out of nearly 650 across the state):

• Asbury Park $78,735 (#66, 4.08 percent increase over 2018)
• Point Pleasant Beach $67,284 (#272, 1.22 percent increase over 2018)
• Point Pleasant Boro $65,316 (#329, 1.33 percent increase over 2018)
• Manasquan $63,010 (#385, no increase over 2018)
• Belmar $60,000 (#468, 3.45 percent increase over 2018)