BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey. Including in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District where 49 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 BRRSD teachers included on the list, and their statewide rankings, are:
546. Patricia D Beckford, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $117,245
2,142. Michael Nachbaur, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $109,620
2,147. Timothy Robbins, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $109,600
2,570. John Kowalski, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $108,415
2,580. Paula Herbes, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $108,376
4,066. Heather Colbert, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $105,590
4,320. Katrina Macht, HILLSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $105,005
4,322. Mary Healy, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $105,005
4,342. James Colaizzi, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $104,968
4,599. Maria Grewal, HILLSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $104,460
5,348. Gregory Evans, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,520
5,359. Susan Mary Morris, EISENHOWER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,361. Lauren Schwarz, HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,362. Jacquelyn Ciurleo, JOHN F KENNEDY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,363. Laura Coughlin, MILLTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,365. Vincent Fedele, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,366. Paul Di Rosa, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,367. Anna Zavitsanos, HILLSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,368 Hai lan Tsai, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,369. Kathleen De Bonis, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,370. David Weth, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,371. Beth Perna, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,372. Anthony II Sgro, HILLSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,374. Daniel Jennings, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,375. Christine Romeo, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,376. Mary Pat Gausz, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
5,377. Julie Lund, JOHN F KENNEDY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $103,480
6,028. Peter Barra, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $102,740
6,655. Janine Kearney, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $102,138
6,804. Denise Cimpko-Beller, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $101,975
6,822. Phoebe Hastings, HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $101,955
6,823. Susan Fleisher, ADAMSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $101,955
6,824. Rachel Merino, EISENHOWER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $101,955
6,827. Judith Judge, ADAMSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $101,955
6,828. Jennifer Pennisi, JOHN F KENNEDY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $101,955
7,527. Elizabeth Giana, CRIM PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $101,215
7,784. Susan Harwick, VAN HOLTEN PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,995
7,785. Hiliary Hodgman, MILLTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,995
7,788. Richard Petrosky, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,995
7,794. Michael E Smith, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,975
7,873. Michele Mammone, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,885
8,217. Susan Lazar, HILLSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,430
8,218. Carol Sohnen, EISENHOWER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,430
8,219. Nancy Havran, VAN HOLTEN PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,430
8,220. Jennifer Haff, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,430
8,221. Glen Homa, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,430
8,222. Jill Miklowcic, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,430
8,223. Amy Lorio, EISENHOWER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,430
8,465. Barbara Hopkins, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $100,178
8,783. Juyon Kang, ADAMSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $99,960
8,842. Jennifer Potito, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $99,805
9,031. Jennifer Mascuch, MILLTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $99,690
9,032. Mauria Zalavary-Kunkel, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $99,690
9,547. Curt Weaver, VAN HOLTEN PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $98,905
9,548. Elisa Bowser, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $98,905
9,549. Kimberlee La Vecchia, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $98,905
9,550. Thomas Murphy, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $98,905
9,551. Michele Macmath, JOHN F KENNEDY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $98,905
9,552. Linda Vecchione, EISENHOWER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET $98,905
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