These N.J. School Districts Pay Teachers The Most - How Much Does Paramus?

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Below is a complete breakdown, provided by NJ Spotlight, of average N.J. salaries, salary ranges and average teacher experience in each district from the most recent school year available.

Patch, with NJ Spotlight’s permission, then took the list and compiled the top 100 districts based on average salaries. Below that is a map that allows you to search for your district and receive the same information.

The average salary of New Jersey teachers, administrators and superintendents actually has dropped slightly in recent years, and NJ Spotlight says it’s largely due to the retirement of experienced educators who were replaced by younger staff at lower salaries.

>>Related: Top 100 N.J. School Districts In 2016

Teachers and other non-administrative professional staff received a base salary on average of $68,302 in 2013-14, a fraction of a percent less than in the prior year, the NJ Spotlight analysis of salary data for more than 140,000 professional school employees found.

The analysis was from 2013-14 because NJ Spotlight said there was a problem with 2014-15 data.

Here are the top 100 school districts based on their average salaries:

1. NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL $89,965
2. PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL $85,787
3. PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL $85,589
4. EAST RUTHERFORD $85,505
5. HACKENSACK $84,258
6. CLOSTER $82,726
7. MILLBURN $82,218
8. CARLSTADT-EAST RUTHERFORD $81,665
9. BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL $81,601
10. WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL $81,562
11. OCEAN CITY $81,272
12. WEST ORANGE $81,128
13. EDISON TWP $81,122
14. LIVINGSTON $80,885
15. HIGH POINT REGIONAL $80,875
16. RIVER DELL REGIONAL $80,855
17. RIDGEWOOD $80,809
18. EAST ORANGE $80,267
19. MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL $79,663
20. TEANECK $79,612
21. FREEHOLD REGIONAL $79,541
22. MAINLAND REGIONAL $79,219
23. PASSAIC $79,212
24. LENAPE REGIONAL $79,202
25. MERCER CO SPECIAL SERVICE $78,666
26. BRIGANTINE $78,607
27. ELIZABETH $78,443
28. PRINCETON REGIONAL $78,193
29. JERSEY CITY $78,123
30. HAWORTH $77,884
31. MIDDLETOWN $77,674
32. MOUNTAIN LAKES BORO $77,666
33. SOUTHERN REGIONAL $77,567
34. PEMBERTON $77,562
35. WEST NEW YORK $77,523
36. ATLANTIC CITY $77,291
37. HARRISON TOWN $77,065
38. LAKELAND REGIONAL $76,685
39. WEST MORRIS REGIONAL $76,580
40. NORTH BERGEN $76,571
41. KITTATINNY REGIONAL $76,156
42. CLIFFSIDE PARK $76,073
43. MONTCLAIR $75,986
44. W WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REGIONAL $75,804
45. NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REGIONAL $75,556
46. PASSAIC VALLEY REGIONAL $75,501
47. MORRIS COUNTY VOCATIONAL $75,316
48. RIDGEFIELD $75,193
49. AVALON $75,161
50. VOORHEES $75,128
51. MARGATE $75,060
52. BERGEN COUNTY SPECIAL SERVICE $75,049
53. HOBOKEN $75,039
54. WEST ESSEX REGIONAL$74,964
55. WESTFIELD $74,911
56. SPARTA $74,801
57. WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL $74,592
58. WOODBRIDGE $74,502
59. HOLMDEL $74,453
60. CRESSKILL $74,412
61. HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL $74,379
62. OLD TAPPAN $74,344
63. RAMSEY $74,285
64. ATLANTIC COUNTY SPECIAL SERVICE $74,226
65. SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL $74,206
66. WAYNE $74,177
67. RIDGEFIELD PARK $73,841
68. PENNSAUKEN $73,762
69. VERNON $73,740
70. RIVER VALE $73,706
71. FAIR LAWN $73,680
72. ALLENDALE 2$73,454
73. CAPE MAY CO SPECIAL SERVICE $73,304
74. PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS $73,250
75. HO HO KUS $73,207
76. EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL $73,204
77. ESSEX CO VOC-TECH $73,180
78. SECAUCUS $73,146
79. MOUNT HOLLY $73,089
80. ASBURY PARK $73,012
81. KEARNY $72,833
82. WYCKOFF $72,825
83. OLD BRIDGE $72,727
84. NEWARK $72,726
85. FORT LEE $72,552
86. KINNELON $72,370
87. POMPTON LAKES $72,337
88. MAHWAH $72,298
89. SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD $72,252
90. GLEN ROCK $72,247
91. TENAFLY $72,231
92. PASSAIC COUNTY MANCHESTER REGIONAL $72,230
93. SHORE REGIONAL $72,132
94. NUTLEY TOWN $71,970
95. MORRIS $71,830
96. NEW PROVIDENCE $71,824
97. UNION CITY $71,706
98. HOWELL $71,697
99. EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY REGIONAL $71,645

100. MOONACHIE BORO $71,545

If your district is not on the list, you can search for your district by running the cursor over this NJ Spotlight map, which includes average salaries, average experience and their salary ranges for both teachers and administrators:

The below search engine from NJ Spotlight allows you to search for individual teachers and their districts - scroll up and down to see the entire search engine.

Again, these salaries are from 2013-14 because NJ Spotlight says there was a problem with the 2014-15 data:

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