Highest-Paid Teachers In Newark In 2018

Teachers' salaries continue to rise, and six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey. In fact, nearly 10,000 teachers make $100,000 or more. Patch has the list of top-earning teachers and their salaries in Newark.

The Department of Education has released its annual list of teachers and their salaries for 2018. 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.

Patch has the list of the 10,000 teachers in New Jersey who make the most money. Read more: The 10,000 NJ Teachers Who Make $98K Or More In 2018

In 2017-2018, the median salary for teachers totaled $67,812, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 2.5 percent higher than the previous year

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

Here are the top 10 highest-earning teachers in your area, with their school, and their salaries:

Newark

1. Maureen McNamara Technology High School NEWARK CITY ESSEX $123,097
2. Isabel Ruela Fernandes District Office NEWARK CITY ESSEX $115,760
3. Emma Nunez Otero ELLIOTT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $108,829
4. Peter Ditrolio ABINGTON AVENUE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $108,829
5. Sheryl Sewell Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark NEWARK CITY ESSEX $107,429
6. Sheila V Cooper Bruce OLIVER STREET SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,889
7. Rosemary Teal QUITMAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
8. Margarita Zas RIDGE STREET SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
9. Vivian Rivera SOUTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
10. Zakiyyah Muhammad SOUTH SEVENTEENTH STREET SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
11. Barbara Hayes Kelly B.R.I.C.K. Peshine Academy NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
12. Sally E Luciano BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
13. Sandra Barbosa LAFAYETTE STREET SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
14. Josephine Draucikas BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
15. Yanique Leveque CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
16. Jose Luis Serrano ABINGTON AVENUE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
17. Yvonne M Clarke Hall WEEQUAHIC HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
18. David Carter District Office NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
19. Robyn Smith Seward Thirteenth Avenue School NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289
20. Deborah Taylor BARRINGER ARTS HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK CITY ESSEX $106,289

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