These New Providence, Berkeley Heights Teachers Get Paid The Most

NEW PROVIDENCE/BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey. Including in the New Providence and Berkeley Heights school districts where 40 teachers make more than $100,000 annually.

That is according to an annual list of teachers that make that amount and their exact salaries for 2018, a list the state Department of Education released recently. The list barely had any teachers on it more than a decade ago.

It's also 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.

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 (see list below).

The New Providence and Berkeley Heights teachers included on the list, and their statewide rankings, are:

225. RHONDA EINHORN, Columbia Middle School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $120,277

226. SHIRLANE YANNUZZI, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $120,277

246. ELIZABETH REZACH, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $119,927

247. PETER FESTANTE, Columbia Middle School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $119,927

544. Byron Tracey, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $117,269

649. Jonathan Keaney, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $116,053

1,275. STEVEN CIARROCCA, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $112,754

1,888. LAUREN RYAN, William Woodruff School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $110,527

1,937. KRISTINE WEBER, Columbia Middle School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $110,480

2,114. GEORGE KURILLA, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $109,777

2,188. THERESE MCCUTCHEON, Mountain Park School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $109,427

2,189. MARYANN CONFROY, Mountain Park School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $109,427

2,190. SALLY STEVENSON, Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $109,427

2,285. Jennifer Minich, Salt Brook School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $109,269

2,286. Jennifer Limone, Allen W. Roberts School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $109,269

2,287. Deborah O'Connor, Salt Brook School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $109,269

2,288. Adeline Celler, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $109,269

2,289. Ingrid Kretschmann, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $109,269

2,290. Cathleen White, New Providence Middle School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $109,269

2,493. TODD DECKER, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $108,677

3,008. KATHLEEN WATKINS, William Woodruff School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $107,577

3,009. CATHERINE PEARSALL, Thomas P. Hughes School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $107,577

3,329. Kenneth Hess, Allen W. Roberts School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $106,904

3,400. BERYL ROMAN, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $106,827

3,457. Cheryl Campbell, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $106,669

3,636. Lynn Kowalskie, Allen W. Roberts School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $106,469

3,637. Alicia Gregorio, New Providence Middle School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $106,469

4,119. Joanne Trimble, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $105,466

4,500. Patricia Panzarino-Ramos, Allen W. Roberts School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $104,669

4,501. James Vopal, Salt Brook School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $104,669

4,502. William Shaw, Salt Brook School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $104,669

4,950. HOLLY URENOVICH, Columbia Middle School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $104,020

5,706. WILLIAM AYRES, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $103,270

5,824. SALLY BARMAKIAN, William Woodruff School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $103,004

6,307. Keith Mason, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $102,545

6,308. Todd Bennington, New Providence Middle School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $102,545

6,309. Mary Trimmer, Salt Brook School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $102,545

6,609. JEANMARIE CIARROCCA, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $102,254

7,138. Alicia Barbour, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $101,652

8,005. David Fama, Salt Brook School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $100,745

8,659. LAURA DOERINGER, Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $99,980

8,888. DONNA BOKACH, Columbia Middle School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $99,750

8,891. JOANNE SHEEHAN, Columbia Middle School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $99,750

8,912. Sandra Andersen, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $99,729

9,349. TERRENCE HANRATTY, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $99,230

9,495. STEVEN HESS, Governor Livingston High School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $99,000

9,632. Erin Brennan, New Providence High School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $98,852

9,749. CATHERINE JONES, Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $98,770

9,750. SHERRY BUTLER, Mountain Park School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $98,770

9,752. KATHRYN FINKELSTEIN, William Woodruff School, BERKELEY HEIGHTS TWP, UNION $98,770

9,970. Arthur Cattano, New Providence Middle School, NEW PROVIDENCE BORO, UNION $98,523

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