$150K-Plus Salaries For Warren, Watchung Hills Superintendent, Principals

WARREN, NJ — Superintendent, principal, and educational administrator salaries have increased state-wide including in Warren and Watchung Hills, according to data from the New Jersey Department of Education.

More than 2,500 educational administrators in the state made salaries of $150,000 or more during the past school year, according to salary data pulled by Patch.

That data includes superintendents, principals and other employees in administrative positions — down to assistant principals — within New Jersey schools. Out of roughly 8,400 people who fit the description, 2,556 of them made $150,000 or more.

In Somerset County, John Ravally, Superintendent of Franklin Township Public Schools was the highest paid and ranked at number 54 in the state. He has six years and makes $235,184. Harold Dunsavage, Superintendent of Somerset County Educational Services Commission School District followed at number 82 in the state, has 41 years of service and makes $227,919.

Here are the Warren Township School District's highest-paid school administrators, where they rank in the state, position, along with their school, their years of service and their salaries:

• 174. MATTHEW MINGLE, District Office, Warren Township School District, 5, $208,080
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• WILLIAM KIMMICK, District Office, Warren Township School District, 14, $175,360
• 1607. CHRISTOPHER HEAGELE, District Office, Warren Township School District, 0, $162,500
• 2167. GEORGE VILLAR, Warren Middle School, Warren Township School District, 4, $154,713

Here are the Watchung Hills Regional School District's highest-paid school administrators, where they rank in the state, position, along with their school, their years of service and their salaries:

• 119. ELIZABETH JEWETT, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 20, $217,444
• 165. TIMOTHY STYS, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 14, $209,346
• 1023. WILLIAM LIBRERA, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 1, $172,262
• 1208. BETH SCHEIDERMAN, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 18, $168,959
• 1352. MICHAEL D'ALESSIO, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 22, $166,330
• 1588. STEVEN SEARFOSS, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 15, $162,805
• 1774. MARYELLEN PHELAN, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 18, $159,679
• 2218. DEREK ENGLAND, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 0, $153,959
• 2395. PATRICIA TOUBIN, Watchung Hills Regional High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School District, 18, $151,848

To view the entire statewide list click here.

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