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Bergenfield Borough School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Bergenfield Borough School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $109,775 (EdD/ PhD, step 22-24), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,000 and reaches $92,525 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $67,500 to $100,025.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22-24.
- Bergenfield Borough School District enrolled 3,710 students in 2023-24, the 98th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+16 | MA | MA+16 | MA+32 | MA+45 | PD | MA+G0 | EdD/ PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | $63,500 | $67,500 | $71,000 | $75,000 | $75,750 | $76,000 | $76,500 | $77,250 |
| 2 | $60,645 | $64,145 | $68,145 | $71,645 | $75,645 | $76,395 | $76,645 | $77,145 | $77,895 |
| 3 | $61,845 | $65,345 | $69,345 | $72,845 | $76,845 | $77,595 | $77,845 | $78,345 | $79,095 |
| 4 | $63,045 | $66,545 | $70,545 | $74,045 | $78,045 | $78,795 | $79,045 | $79,545 | $80,295 |
| 5 | $64,345 | $67,845 | $71,845 | $75,345 | $79,345 | $80,095 | $80,345 | $80,845 | $81,595 |
| 6 | $65,645 | $69,145 | $73,145 | $76,645 | $80,645 | $81,395 | $81,645 | $82,145 | $82,895 |
| 7 | $67,045 | $70,545 | $74,545 | $78,045 | $82,045 | $82,795 | $83,045 | $83,545 | $84,295 |
| 8 | $68,795 | $72,295 | $76,295 | $79,795 | $83,795 | $84,545 | $84,795 | $85,295 | $86,045 |
| 9 | $70,645 | $74,145 | $78,145 | $81,645 | $85,645 | $86,395 | $86,645 | $87,145 | $87,895 |
| 10 | $72,525 | $76,025 | $80,025 | $83,525 | $87,525 | $88,275 | $88,525 | $89,025 | $89,775 |
| 11 | $74,525 | $78,025 | $82,025 | $85,525 | $89,525 | $90,275 | $90,525 | $91,025 | $91,775 |
| 12 | $76,525 | $80,025 | $84,025 | $87,525 | $91,525 | $92,275 | $92,525 | $93,025 | $93,775 |
| 13 | $78,525 | $82,025 | $86,025 | $89,525 | $93,525 | $94,275 | $94,525 | $95,025 | $95,775 |
| 14-15 | $80,525 | $84,025 | $88,025 | $91,525 | $95,525 | $96,275 | $96,525 | $97,025 | $97,775 |
| 16 | $82,525 | $86,025 | $90,025 | $93,525 | $97,525 | $98,275 | $98,525 | $99,025 | $99,775 |
| 17 | $84,525 | $88,025 | $92,025 | $95,525 | $99,525 | $100,275 | $100,525 | $101,025 | $101,775 |
| 18-19 | $86,525 | $90,025 | $94,025 | $97,525 | $101,525 | $102,275 | $102,525 | $103,025 | $103,775 |
| 20 | $88,525 | $92,025 | $96,025 | $99,525 | $103,525 | $104,275 | $104,525 | $105,025 | $105,775 |
| 21 | $90,525 | $94,025 | $98,025 | $101,525 | $105,525 | $106,275 | $106,525 | $107,025 | $107,775 |
| 22-24 | $92,525 | $96,025 | $100,025 | $103,525 | $107,525 | $108,275 | $108,525 | $109,025 | $109,775 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60,645 | +$645 |
| 3 | $61,845 | +$1,845 |
| 4 | $63,045 | +$3,045 |
| 5 | $64,345 | +$4,345 |
| 6 | $65,645 | +$5,645 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,000 a year, $5,000.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
New Jersey has no statewide teacher salary schedule and the state Department of Education publishes no collection of them. Pay is bargained district by district, and this guide comes from the salary appendix of the agreement the district filed with the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission.
Agreement term: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026.
Bargained with Bergenfield EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
The agreement labels this guide 2025-26. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
Table caption in the agreement: APPENDIX A TEACHERS' SALARY GUIDE 2025-2026
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Bergenfield Borough School District?
$60,000 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Bergenfield Borough School District salary schedule?
$109,775, at step 22-24 on EdD/ PhD (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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