BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey. Including in the Bernards Township School District where 25 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 Basking Ridge teachers included on the list, and their statewide rankings, are:
8. Tara Bowman, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $140,101
4,774. Linda Valera, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $104,250
7,537. Theresa Vena, Mount Prospect Elementary School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,538. Maryanne Climes, Liberty Corner School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,541. Daria Kuscenko, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,542. Diane Reilly, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,543. Graciela Caldero, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,545. Siobhan Devlin, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,546. Barbara Erickson, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,549. Andrew Henthorn, Liberty Corner School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,551. Barbara Retzko, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,552. Theresa Weniger, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,554. Michael Gilmore, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,555. Renee Bickar, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
7,556. Maureen O’neil, Liberty Corner School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $101,155
8,047. Kristin Thorpe, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,655
8,048. Timothy Mooney, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,655
8,049. Mark Fabio, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,655
8,050. Cynthia Athanasiou, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,655
8,051. Michael Amendola, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,655
8,482. William Baker, Oak Street School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,155
8,483. Susan Bivona, Mount Prospect Elementary School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,155
8,484. Debra Schwartz, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,155
8,485. Kathy Lime, Ridge High School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,155
8,486. Steven Isaacs, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $100,155
9,056. William Stanzel, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $99,655
9,057. Renee Kiernan, William Annin Middle School, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET $99,655
Click here to view the entire list.
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