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Burlington City Public 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.
- Burlington City Public School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,665 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $106,315 (MA+30, step 16), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,665 and reaches $99,665 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $65,265 to $104,265.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Burlington City Public School District enrolled 1,878 students in 2023-24, the 203rd-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,665 | $62,765 | $64,065 | $65,265 | $66,365 | $67,315 |
| 2 | $61,165 | $63,265 | $64,565 | $65,765 | $66,865 | $67,815 |
| 3 | $61,665 | $63,765 | $65,065 | $66,265 | $67,365 | $68,315 |
| 4 | $62,165 | $64,265 | $65,565 | $66,765 | $67,865 | $68,815 |
| 5 | $62,915 | $65,015 | $66,315 | $67,515 | $68,615 | $69,565 |
| 6 | $63,915 | $66,015 | $67,315 | $68,515 | $69,615 | $70,565 |
| 7 | $65,115 | $67,215 | $68,515 | $69,715 | $70,815 | $71,765 |
| 8 | $66,915 | $69,015 | $70,315 | $71,515 | $72,615 | $73,565 |
| 9 | $68,615 | $70,715 | $72,015 | $73,215 | $74,315 | $75,265 |
| 10 | $70,565 | $72,665 | $73,965 | $75,165 | $76,265 | $77,215 |
| 11 | $73,565 | $75,665 | $76,965 | $78,165 | $79,265 | $80,215 |
| 12 | $76,765 | $78,865 | $80,165 | $81,365 | $82,465 | $83,415 |
| 13 | $80,165 | $82,265 | $83,565 | $84,765 | $85,865 | $86,815 |
| 14 | $83,765 | $85,865 | $87,165 | $88,365 | $89,465 | $90,415 |
| 15 | $89,665 | $91,765 | $93,065 | $94,265 | $95,365 | $96,315 |
| 16 | $99,665 | $101,765 | $103,065 | $104,265 | $105,365 | $106,315 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,165 | +$500 |
| 3 | $61,665 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $62,165 | +$1,500 |
| 5 | $62,915 | +$2,250 |
| 6 | $63,915 | +$3,250 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,665 a year, $5,055.42 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Exhibit B page 4, Year 4 of the 2022-2026 agreement, signed 2 May 2022.
The lane differentials are flat at every step: $2,100 for BA+15, $3,400 for BA+30, $4,600 for MA, $5,700 for MA+15 and $6,650 for MA+30.
- Soft spot: The agreement is a scan. The guide was read off the page image and every cell was then checked against those constant lane differentials and against the rendered page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,665 at step 1 to $99,665 at step 16: 15 step increases worth $2,600 each on average, 64% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $10,000, between step 15 and step 16.
A master's degree is worth $4,600 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.6%) and $4,600 more at the top of the column (4.6%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $67,315 and tops out at $106,315, 7% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Burlington City Public School District's starting pay ranks 155th and its top cell ranks 116th; the state medians are $60,500 to start and $102,854 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 80th percentile and the top cell at the 69th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,665 | $99,665 | 15 | 64% |
| BA+15 | $62,765 | $101,765 | 15 | 62% |
| BA+30 | $64,065 | $103,065 | 15 | 61% |
| MA | $65,265 | $104,265 | 15 | 60% |
| MA+15 | $66,365 | $105,365 | 15 | 59% |
| MA+30 | $67,315 | $106,315 | 15 | 58% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington City Public School District | 1,878 | 2025-26 | $60,665 | $65,265 | $106,315 |
| Pennsville School District | 1,852 | 2026-27 | $54,426 | $57,067 | $94,323 |
| Ocean City School District | 1,850 | 2026-27 | $54,318 | $63,389 | $117,707 |
| Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District | 1,914 | 2023-24 | $56,687 | $58,218 | $106,311 |
| Eastern Camden County Regional School District | 1,930 | 2023-24 | $51,564 | $55,855 | $107,656 |
| Palisades Park School District | 1,812 | 2025-26 | $60,500 | $63,000 | $104,550 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Burlington City Public School District?
$60,665 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 $60,665 (BA).
What is the top of the Burlington City Public School District salary schedule?
$106,315, at step 16 on MA+30 (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Burlington City Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $99,665, is reached at step 16, 15 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Burlington City Public School District?
$4,600 more at the first step: $65,265 on MA against $60,665 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Pennsville School Districtstarts $54,426
- Ocean City School Districtstarts $54,318
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Districtstarts $56,687
- Eastern Camden County Regional School Districtstarts $51,564
- Palisades Park School Districtstarts $60,500
- Glen Ridge Public School Districtstarts $61,359
- Manville School Districtstarts $66,705
- Pine Hill School Districtstarts $58,757
- Woodbury City Public School Districtstarts $60,352
- Watchung Hills Regional High School Districtstarts $68,825
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