Here's How Much Local Superintendents, Principals Earn

Some of the highest paid superintendents and principals in New Jersey work in New Providence, Berkeley Heights and Mountainside.

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.

Superintendents, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 101: David Miceli, Superintendent, New Providence Borough, 19 years, $183,283

No. 133: Judith Rattner, Superintendent, Berkeley Heights Township, 35 years, $178,183

No. 396: Nancy Lubarsky, Superintendent, Beechwood School, Mountainside Borough, 36 years, $145,000

Principals, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 185: Patricia Gasparini, Elementary School Principal, William Woodruff School, Berkeley Heights Township, 33 years, $166,208

No. 290: Frank Geiger, Middle School Principal, Columbia Middle School, Berkeley Heights Township, 17 years, $160,090

No. 334: Gina Hansen, Elementary School Principal, Allen W. Roberts School, New Providence Borough, 37 years, $158,234

No. 346: Jonathan Morisseau, Elementary School Principal, Mountain Park School, Berkeley Heights Township, 24 years, $157,579

No. 357: Robert Nixon, High School Principal, Governor Livingston High School, Berkeley Heights Township, 20 years, $157,347

No. 596: Jean Drexinger, Elementary School Principal, Salt Brook School, New Providence Borough, 26 years, $149,224

No. 608: Anne Corley-Hand, Elementary School Principal, Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center, Berkeley Heights Township, 18 years, $148,736

No. 620: Lauren Zirpoli, High School Principal, New Providence High School, New Providence Borough, 11 years, $148,463

No. 714: Jessica Nardi, Elementary School Principal, Thomas P. Hughes School, Berkeley Heights Township, 26 years, $145,921

No. 868: Kimberly Richards, Middle School Principal, Deefield Elementary School, Mountainside Borough, 23 years, $141,991

No. 1604: Karin Kidd, Middle School Principal, New Providence Middle School, New Providence Borough, 16 years, $124,000

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.

To view the entire statewide list, click here.

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