When I worked in a NJ public school
The highest paid employee was one of the Custodians
That guy practically lived at the school, working all the overtime he can get his hands on
Next highest paid person was the Superintendent
Then the gym teacher, all of those school sports (coaching) pay well and gym teachers get first dibs at them. That guy brought it 120K (in 2008ish) and bitched how low paid he was.
Then the business administrator and assistant school principal
At my kids’ middle school, there is a ‘guidance counselor’ who does class scheduling and makes, last time I checked, $235K per year. She’s also head of the union for the school district.
Pretty good gig for 180 school days per year and gold-plated health-care and retirement.
She’s also the most useless and brainless administrator in the entire school.