These Burlington Superintendents, Principals Earn More Than $150K

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.

These superintendents are among the highest paid in Burlington County. The list includes years of service:

• CAROL BIRNBOHM, Superintendent, LENAPE REGIONAL, 25, $196,584
• Scott McCartney, Superintendent, MOORESTOWN TWP, 25, $196,584
• RONALD TAYLOR, Superintendent, WILLINGBORO TWP, 6, $196,350
• Christopher Nagy, Superintendent, BURLINGTON CO VOCATIONAL, , $193,420
• PATRICIA DOLOUGHTY, Superintendent, BURLINGTON CITY, 36, $178,183
• JAMES SARRUDA, Superintendent, NORTHERN BURLINGTON REG, 41, $178,182
• MICHAEL DAVINO, Superintendent, SPRINGFIELD TWP, 14, $178,083
• Beth Norcia, Superintendent, MAPLE SHADE TWP, 20, $174,689
• JOSEPH DELROSSI, Superintendent, MEDFORD TWP, 25, $169,000
• BRIAN BROTSCHUL, Superintendent, DELRAN TWP, 13, $167,500
• DONNA AMBROSIUS, Superintendent, Florence Riverfront School, FLORENCE TWP, 09, $167,500
• ANTHONY TRONGONE, Superintendent, PEMBERTON TWP, 2, $167,500
• CHRISTOPHER HEILIG, Superintendent, Rancocas Valley Regional High School, RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL, 2, $167,345
• JOHN SCAVELLI, Superintendent, EVESHAM TWP, 20, $165,000
• George Rafferty, Superintendent, MOUNT LAUREL TWP, 2, $165,000
• MARY ANN BELL, Superintendent, Burlington Township High School, BURLINGTON TWP, 12, $163,200
• EDWARD FORSTHOFFER, Superintendent, BORDENTOWN REGIONAL, 3, $157,500
• CHRISTINE VESPE, Superintendent, Indian Mills Memorial School, SHAMONG TWP, 26, $156,503
• Stephen Cappello, Superintendent, CINNAMINSON TWP, 1, $156,500
• ELIZABETH GIACOBBE, Superintendent, Beverly City School, BEVERLY CITY, 7, $155,850
• Robin Ehrich, Superintendent, RIVERSIDE TWP, 29, $154,000
• Mary Ellen Eck, Superintendent, Riverton School, RIVERTON, 29, $152,794
• Kerry Postma, Superintendent, Eleanor Van Gelder, EDGEWATER BORO, 18, $151,525

These principals are among the highest paid in Burlington County. The list includes years of service:

• LEONARD IANNELLI, High School Principal, Cherokee High School, LENAPE REGIONAL, 33, $174,578
• VALDEMAR CATTANI, High School Principal, Lenape High School, LENAPE REGIONAL, 18, $171,181
• JEFFREY SPECTOR, High School Principal, Seneca High School, LENAPE REGIONAL, 30, $171,181
• MATTHEW CAMPBELL, High School Principal, Shawnee High School, LENAPE REGIONAL, 18, $171,159
• DONNA CHARLESWORTH, High School Principal, Cherokee High School, LENAPE REGIONAL, 33, $170,971
• Andrew Seibel, High School Principal, Moorestown High School, MOORESTOWN TWP, 13, $160,862
• Scott Arnauer, High School Principal, Maple Shade High School, MAPLE SHADE TWP, 14, $157,893
• JAMES FLYNN, High School Principal, Burlington City High School, BURLINGTON CITY, 18, $157,123
• Joseph Venuto, Vocational School Principal, BURLINGTON COUNTY INST OF TECH - Westhampton, BURLINGTON CO VOCATIONAL, 19, $152,641
• NORMAN FRANCIS, High School Principal, Jonathan Dayton High School, SPRINGFIELD TWP, 10, $151,606
• BEN LAMBERSON, High School Principal, District Office, LENAPE REGIONAL, 18, $151,378
• LAWRENCE PENNY, Middle School Principal, Burlington Township Middle School at Springside, BURLINGTON TWP, 30, $150,170
• Susan Powell, Elementary School Principal, Moorestown Upper Elementary School, MOORESTOWN TWP, 25, $150,120

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.

For a statewide list, including New Jersey rank, click here.

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