Montville Teachers Among 10,000 In NJ To Make $99K Or More

MONTVILLE, NJ – The Department of Education has released its annual list of teachers and their salaries for 2019 and the list of educators making $100,000 or more — a list that barely had any teachers on it more than a decade ago — has grown in recent years.

Here in Montville that list includes educators with decades of experience. It is also important to note that some of these teachers are supervisors, work on curriculum and coach. It is also worth noting this group is a small fraction of the more than 100,000 people who teach 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.

This information is public, and the salaries are paid out from taxpayer money which is generally a source of interest. Some districts who have teachers higher up on the salary guide are obligated to use a larger portion of their annual budget to pay it out. The charge of the local school boards is to honor the financial commitments while making capital improvements and staying within the two percent annual tax cap.

Here are the teachers in our district who earn the top salaries, with their school, their school district and, finally, their salaries (the teachers have been divided by their years of experience):

30 to 39 years of experience:

• CATHERINE MATTHAEI, Robert R Lazar Middle School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• KENNETH SACHS, Montville Township High School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• ELIZABETH HUGHES, Cedar Hill School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• LEONARD SAUNDERS, Valley View School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• SARAH LAWLER, Montville Township High School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• KERRY PUTTENVINK, Robert R Lazar Middle School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• BARBARA MCENERNEY FAHEY, Montville Township High School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• ANNE SIMON, Cedar Hill School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $102,685
• KATHY ZAJAC, Robert R Lazar Middle School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $101,585
• KAREN JASTERZBSKI, Robert R Lazar Middle School, MONTVILLE TWP, MORRIS $101,585

20 to 29 years of experience:

• KATHRINE KLEIN, Cedar Hill School, MONTVILLE TWP, MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $102,685
• SHARON PFLUG-MOENCH, Montville Township High School, MONTVILLE TWP, MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $102,685
• KAREN STEPHENS, Cedar Hill School, MONTVILLE TWP, $102,685
• JOYCE BICKHAM, Cedar Hill School, MONTVILLE TWP, $102,685
• JEFFREY MALY, Montville Township High School, MONTVILLE TWP, $102,085
• SCOTT RIOTTO, Montville Township High School, MONTVILLE TWP, $102,085
• CAROLYN WYKS, Woodmont School, MONTVILLE TWP, MONTVILLE TWP $102,085
• MICHELE DASTI, Robert R Lazar Middle School, MONTVILLE TWP, $102,085
• LAUREN MONAGHAN, Cedar Hill School, MONTVILLE TWP, $102,085
• PALMINA ZURAWLOW, Valley View School, MONTVILLE TWP, $102,085
• ELIZABETH KLASKIN, Valley View School, MONTVILLE TWP, $101,585
• ANTHONY VARUOLO, Robert R Lazar Middle School, MONTVILLE TWP, $101,585
• KATHY ERNST, Robert R Lazar Middle School, MONTVILLE TWP, $101,585

10 to 19 years experience:

• BONNIE FAU Hilldale School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $101,585
• HEIDI WALDEN Cedar Hill School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $101,585
• WENDY ZWOBODA Montville Township High School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $101,585
• ANDRIA NAVARRA William Mason School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $101,585
• MARIA AIELLO Woodmont School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $101,585
• PATRICK LYONS Robert R Lazar Middle School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $100,885
• TAMMY BOMBARD Montville Township High School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $100,885
• MAUREEN KENNEDY Cedar Hill School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $100,885
• JENNIFER BLANCHARD Valley View School MONTVILLE TWP MORRIS $100,885

5 to 9 years of experience:

• ANDREA WALLACE, District Office, MONTVILLE TWP, $100,885

In 2018-2019, the median salary for teachers totaled $68,985, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 1.6 percent higher than the previous year. Patch previously reported the complete list, for those looking to see other districts.

The Department of Education has said the department double-checks the data before delivering it to the media.

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