Schools

Average Bernards Twp. Teacher Makes $63K

State reports superintendent's salary is $217,300.

The average teacher salary in the Bernards Township District is $62,822, and the average for administrators is $125,251, according to data released by the State Department of Education late last week.

The salary information, part of a yearly disclosure by the state, also specifies pay rates for each individual certified staff member—including teachers and administrators. For instance, it states Superintendent Valerie Goger makes $217,300 in 2010-2011 (up from $200,900 the previous year).

The BTEA also received a 1.5 percent salary increase, retroactive to the beginning of this past year, The contract awards raises of two percent for each of the next two school years, along with a give-back in tuition reimbursement and the addition of two more steps to the approved salary guide.

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For a breakdown of staff salaries by school, see below:

Curious how those salaries compare to other educators in the area? Below are the average teacher salaries in Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Passaic counties:

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District Name Average Teacher Salary 
ANDOVER REGIONAL  $65,918 BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP  $65,607 BERNARDS TOWNSHIP  $62,822 BLOOMINGDALE  $65,996 BOONTON TOWN  $63,050 BOONTON TOWNSHIP  $69,656 BOUND BROOK BOROUGH  $60,518 BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP  $63,815 BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REGIONAL  $66,969 BUTLER  $65,714 BYRAM TOWNSHIP  $62,876 CHESTER TOWNSHIP  $61,725 CLIFTON  $64,345 DENVILLE TOWNSHIP  $61,735 DOVER TOWN  $66,428 EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP  $68,781 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF MORRIS COUNTY  $58,478 FLORHAM PARK  $58,899 FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP  $69,328 FRANKLIN BOROUGH  $61,911 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP  $66,183 FREDON TOWNSHIP  $57,945 GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP  $55,219 GREEN TOWNSHIP  $67,774 HALEDON  $61,473 HAMBURG BOROUGH  $60,244 HAMPTON TOWNSHIP  $67,285 HANOVER PARK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT  $68,548 HANOVER TOWNSHIP  $67,036 HARDING TOWNSHIP  $57,605 HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP  $65,489 HAWTHORNE  $63,233 HIGH POINT REGIONAL  $75,997 HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP  $68,492 HOPATCONG BOROUGH  $73,044 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP  $64,162 KINNELON BOROUGH  $72,759 KITTATINNY REGIONAL  $73,347 LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP  $52,790 LAKELAND REGIONAL  $76,798 LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT  $71,995 LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH  $69,957 LITTLE FALLS TOWNSHIP  $64,711 LONG HILL TOWNSHIP  $61,590 MADISON  $69,550 MANVILLE BOROUGH  $55,696 MENDHAM BOROUGH  $59,969 MENDHAM TOWNSHIP  $65,380 MINE HILL TOWNSHIP  $58,607 MONTAGUE  $59,980 MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP  $65,531 MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP  $69,355 MORRIS COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $71,400 MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL  $75,611 MORRIS PLAINS  $62,767 MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT  $75,349 MOUNT ARLINGTON  $59,981 MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP  $68,194 MOUNTAIN LAKES  $72,116 NETCONG  $66,566 NEWTON  $66,494 NORTH HALEDON  $63,843 NORTH PLAINFIELD BOROUGH  $62,372 OGDENSBURG BOROUGH  $54,645 PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP  $72,149 PASSAIC CITY  $75,600 PASSAIC COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION  $52,863 PASSAIC COUNTY MANCHESTER REGIONAL  $69,633 PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $77,705 PASSAIC VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #1  $70,341 PATERSON  $68,716 PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP  $65,252 POMPTON LAKES  $69,183 PROSPECT PARK  $64,471 RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP  $68,419 RINGWOOD  $66,272 RIVERDALE  $49,192 ROCKAWAY BOROUGH  $57,320 ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP  $67,755 ROXBURY TOWNSHIP  $69,766 SANDYSTON-WALPACK TOWNSHIP  $51,663 SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS  $67,699 SOMERSET COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION  $61,830 SOMERSET COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $66,963 SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL  $73,911 SOMERVILLE BOROUGH  $70,792 SOUTH BOUND BROOK BOROUGH  $63,617 SPARTA TOWNSHIP  $73,246 STANHOPE BOROUGH  $59,966 STILLWATER TOWNSHIP  $66,454 SUSSEX COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION  $43,495 SUSSEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $67,709 SUSSEX-WANTAGE REGIONAL  $65,971 TOTOWA  $67,866 VERNON TOWNSHIP  $74,631 WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL  $81,578 WANAQUE  $73,216 WARREN TOWNSHIP  $66,429 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP  $68,442 WATCHUNG BOROUGH  $60,593 WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL  $71,965 WAYNE TOWNSHIP  $72,145 WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP  $74,911 WEST MORRIS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT  $71,053 WHARTON BOROUGH  $62,420 WOODLAND PARK  $64,964

Average Administrator Salaries in Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Passaic Counties:

 District Name
 Average Salary 
ANDOVER REGIONAL  $114,565 BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP  $117,845 BERNARDS TOWNSHIP  $125,251 BLOOMINGDALE  $129,997 BOONTON TOWN  $127,829 BOONTON TOWNSHIP  $117,118 BOUND BROOK BOROUGH  $124,628 BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP  $133,193 BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REGIONAL  $134,384 BUTLER  $123,692 BYRAM TOWNSHIP  $106,932 CHESTER TOWNSHIP  $126,803 CLIFTON  $119,081 DENVILLE TOWNSHIP  $113,795 DOVER TOWN  $111,994 EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP  $119,952 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF MORRIS COUNTY  $119,288 FLORHAM PARK  $132,819 FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP  $108,033 FRANKLIN BOROUGH  $122,247 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP  $111,300 FREDON TOWNSHIP  $103,375 GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP  $141,483 GREEN TOWNSHIP  $89,128 HALEDON  $112,901 HAMBURG BOROUGH  $96,250 HAMPTON TOWNSHIP  $121,425 HANOVER PARK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT  $136,724 HANOVER TOWNSHIP  $126,429 HARDING TOWNSHIP  $121,780 HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP  $101,875 HAWTHORNE  $125,165 HIGH POINT REGIONAL  $112,912 HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP  $119,855 HOPATCONG BOROUGH  $122,261 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP  $122,237 KINNELON BOROUGH  $133,045 KITTATINNY REGIONAL  $108,736 LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP  $94,747 LAKELAND REGIONAL  $126,223 LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT  $116,792 LINCOLN PARK BOROUGH  $120,618 LITTLE FALLS TOWNSHIP  $120,101 LONG HILL TOWNSHIP  $117,961 MADISON  $124,079 MANVILLE BOROUGH  $123,620 MENDHAM BOROUGH  $138,836 MENDHAM TOWNSHIP  $127,225 MINE HILL TOWNSHIP  $85,967 MONTAGUE  $99,216 MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP  $121,261 MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP  $136,031 MORRIS COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $131,906 MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL  $149,002 MORRIS PLAINS  $115,633 MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT  $129,971 MOUNT ARLINGTON  $114,510 MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP  $126,120 MOUNTAIN LAKES  $136,953 NETCONG  $65,250 NEWTON  $123,010 NORTH HALEDON  $115,375 NORTH PLAINFIELD BOROUGH  $140,598 OGDENSBURG BOROUGH  $89,180 PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP  $123,218 PASSAIC CITY  $126,992 PASSAIC COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION  $70,509 PASSAIC COUNTY MANCHESTER REGIONAL  $124,257 PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $135,706 PASSAIC VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #1  $119,998 PATERSON  $107,259 PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP  $129,854 POMPTON LAKES  $139,057 PROSPECT PARK  $135,862 RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP  $129,104 RINGWOOD  $103,384 RIVERDALE  $127,735 ROCKAWAY BOROUGH  $112,254 ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP  $140,885 ROXBURY TOWNSHIP  $118,603 SANDYSTON-WALPACK TOWNSHIP  $105,000 SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS  $129,485 SOMERSET COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION  $133,548 SOMERSET COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $115,977 SOMERSET HILLS REGIONAL  $131,222 SOMERVILLE BOROUGH  $123,780 SOUTH BOUND BROOK BOROUGH  $111,203 SPARTA TOWNSHIP  $124,640 STANHOPE BOROUGH  $105,074 STILLWATER TOWNSHIP  $115,848 SUSSEX COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION  $89,000 SUSSEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  $113,387 SUSSEX-WANTAGE REGIONAL  $112,454 TOTOWA  $122,563 VERNON TOWNSHIP  $122,523 WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL  $119,515 WANAQUE  $147,021 WARREN TOWNSHIP  $130,452 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP  $118,176 WATCHUNG BOROUGH  $135,734 WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL  $132,277 WAYNE TOWNSHIP  $133,695 WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP  $123,283 WEST MORRIS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT  $155,762 WHARTON BOROUGH  $108,609 WOODLAND PARK  $128,404


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