Highest-Paid Teachers In The Verona-Cedar Grove Area

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 the Verona Cedar Grove area below.

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:

Verona

1. MARIE MEYER Verona High School VERONA BORO ESSEX $107,856
2. COREEN ONNEMBO Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School VERONA BORO ESSEX $106,344
3. TERRY SHERMAN Verona High School VERONA BORO ESSEX $106,344
4. STACEY SMITH Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School VERONA BORO ESSEX $106,056
5. THOMAS WHITE Verona High School VERONA BORO ESSEX $105,019
6. MARISA ALBANO Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School VERONA BORO ESSEX $104,944
7. ROBERT MAHER Verona High School VERONA BORO ESSEX $104,544
8. CAROLYN PIETRUCHA Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School VERONA BORO ESSEX $103,344
9. JIA-PEI HOU Verona High School VERONA BORO ESSEX $103,344
10. MARY ANNE HALBERT Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School VERONA BORO ESSEX $102,319

Cedar Grove

1. CYNTHIA MARTIN NORTH END ELEMENTARY CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $100,762
2. SHEILA SALKA CEDAR GROVE HIGH SCHOOL CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $99,742
3. BETH LEGRAS SOUTH END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $99,122
4. PATRICIA CARUSO NORTH END ELEMENTARY CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $99,032
5. DIANA NOWEN NORTH END ELEMENTARY CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $98,602
6. JENNIFER FOOSE CEDAR GROVE HIGH SCHOOL CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $98,212
7. GERALYN TERZO NORTH END ELEMENTARY CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $98,122
8. ELIZABETH CHEYNE MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $98,122
9. JENNIE VILLANUEVA NORTH END ELEMENTARY CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $97,992
10. JENNIFER COAKLEY SOUTH END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CEDAR GROVE TWP ESSEX $97,602

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