NJ Highest Teachers' Salaries

Patch ^ | 12.03.20 | Daniel Hubbard

[Coleus]

WYCKOFF, NJ — Six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey. Including in the Wyckoff School District where several 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 Wyckoff teachers included on the list, and their statewide rankings, are:

3,986. BARBARA PEPE, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $105,853

4,678. G. MICKEY HUNT, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $104,353

5,785. NELLANN BERG, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $103,153

6,088. LORIS CHEN, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $102,653

6,736. JUNE WEISSMAN, District Office, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $102,053

6,737. JEANINE PERROTTA, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $102,053

6,738. JODI LEVINE, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $102,053

7,127. JILL STAUFFER, George Washington Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,128. LINDA MCATEE, George Washington Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,129. AUDREY FOURNIER, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,130. MARY ANN PHILLPOTT, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,131. CHRISTINE FULLER, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,132. SHARON ANN BURKARD, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,133. EUGENE GURICK, District Office, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,134. RONNIE POWERS, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,135. JANE SHEEHAN, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,136. JEANNE BITTMAN, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,653

7,556. LORI EBANIETTI, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,153

7,557. HAROLD OLEJARZ, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $101,153

8,120. JAYNE MAZIE, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,121. KATHLEEN POCIUS, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,122. LINDA AZZOLLINI, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,123. DANIELLE NOVAK, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,124. LAURA RUTIGLIANO, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,125. WILLIAM HOLZAPFEL, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,126. NANCY PERRY, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,127. DEBORAH MELCHOR, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $100,553

8,778. ELEANOR DIRENZO-WYCKOFF, Kingston Elementary School, CHERRY HILL TWP, CAMDEN $99,969

8,783. GINA VERNIERI, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $99,953

9,991. JENNIFER BRITTING, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,992. MAURA DEPERSIS, George Washington Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,993. PAMELA SPADA, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,994. ANNE STERNFELD, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,995. ROBERT LAMORTE, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,996. JENNIFER SALMON, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,997. COLLEEN MCCURRY, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,998. BRIAN DEPERSIS, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

9,999. MONICA MONTAGNI, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

10,000. LAURA GIUMARRA, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

10,001. MICHAEL PATANELLA, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

10,002. MARC DEBLOCK, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

10,003. DENISE CARROLL, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

10,004. DANA WOLEK, Sicomac Elementary School, WYCKOFF TWP, BERGEN $98,453

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[Coleus]

Probably the highest salaries in the nation.

NJ is the 3rd-smallest state with about 575 municipalities, 21 counties and almost 600 school districts! Each with their own staffs, city halls, police depts., administration bldgs. When Gov. Jim McGreevey took office; he noticed there were 29 school districts in NJ w/o any schools! These were small towns with children in them and in order to place them, you needed a Board of Education, a Superintendent, a School Board Secretary and a School Business Administrator! One of the reasons why the taxes are one of the highest in the nation!! and thanks to RINO Christie, we went from the 49th lowest to, I think, the 4th highest and it's still climbing.

[BobL]

The bigger problem with New Jersey are the freeloaders. They’ve had their town structure since colonial days, but it wasn’t until they decided to give a huge segment of their population that it became very expensive to live there.

Or, at least that’s my understanding.

[ConservativeInPA]

Maybe with this virus people will see what a commodity education is. That's if people start distance learning over the internet instead of going to school. There's absolutely nothing special or difficult about anything being taught in K-12, and college undergrad for that matter. It's the same information today as it was decades ago, less recent history and current events.

I'm not advocating distance learning, but rather saying it could be an eye-opener for some. It could introduce alternatives that cuts the cost of education. Most teachers know their subjects inside and out, but too many teach like crap. There's room for $100k salaries for great deliverers of knowledge, but to say just knowing the subject matter is reason for a salary like that, is another thing all together.

[nwrep]

I don't have a problem with these salaries. They look like older teachers (from the first names of the women) and if I had to guess, most of them have 20+ years of service. Again, this is just going by first names, which are good indicators for the approximate age range for American women.

Someone with 20-30 yrs of service making 100k+ is no problem at all. Many 22 yr old grads start their careers making that amount. For example, someone with a BSCS or BSEE or BS in ChemE can easily get $100K starting salary.

[proxy_user]

A friend from when I was working had his daughter graduate with a master’s degree in teaching and a master’s degree in math - she was fully qualified to teach AP calculus. The top public schools on Long Island offered her a high salary right out of school.

[frogjerk]

I would tend to agree. The highest ranked teachers in my township on the list have been teaching for quite a while (20+years). But also now remember - they are working 9 months out of the year.

[frogjerk]

The real problem in my district is the insane number of administrators. Vice-principals for every grade, vice-principals of guidance (which gives no real guidance) and every other sort of administrator you can think of. Totally out of control. It is reflected in the reserved parking spaces at the high schools. Utterly ridiculous.