Annual salary
$55,240
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Clayton Public School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27. 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.
- Clayton Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $55,240 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $90,091 (MA+30, step 13), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $55,240 and reaches $85,699 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $57,959 to $88,418.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Clayton Public School District enrolled 1,515 students in 2023-24, the 240th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,240 | $56,495 | $57,122 | $57,959 | $58,586 | $59,632 |
| 2 | $55,740 | $56,995 | $57,622 | $58,459 | $59,086 | $60,132 |
| 3 | $56,240 | $57,495 | $58,122 | $58,959 | $59,586 | $60,632 |
| 4 | $56,840 | $58,095 | $58,722 | $59,559 | $60,186 | $61,232 |
| 5 | $57,440 | $58,695 | $59,322 | $60,159 | $60,786 | $61,832 |
| 6 | $59,342 | $60,597 | $61,224 | $62,061 | $62,688 | $63,734 |
| 7 | $61,442 | $62,697 | $63,324 | $64,161 | $64,788 | $65,834 |
| 8 | $64,042 | $65,297 | $65,924 | $66,761 | $67,388 | $68,434 |
| 9 | $67,642 | $68,897 | $69,524 | $70,361 | $70,988 | $72,034 |
| 10 | $71,542 | $72,797 | $73,424 | $74,261 | $74,888 | $75,934 |
| 11 | $75,642 | $76,897 | $77,524 | $78,361 | $78,988 | $80,034 |
| 12 | $79,742 | $80,997 | $81,624 | $82,461 | $83,088 | $84,134 |
| 13 | $85,699 | $86,954 | $87,581 | $88,418 | $89,045 | $90,091 |
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Per month (12)
$4,603.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $55,740 | +$500 |
| 3 | $56,240 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $56,840 | +$1,600 |
| 5 | $57,440 | +$2,200 |
| 6 | $59,342 | +$4,102 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $55,240 a year, $4,603.33 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: 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2028.
Bargained with Clayton EA.
The agreement is on file at PERC as a scan with no text layer. The guide was read off the scanned page and every figure was then checked against the page as rendered.
The agreement labels this guide 2026-27. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
The agreement runs 2023-24 through 2027-28 and prints one guide per year on its own page; this is the 2026-27 page.
- Soft spot: Step 11 in the BA+30 column reads 77,524 on the page; the text read of it returned 77,824. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $55,240 at step 1 to $85,699 at step 13: 12 step increases worth $2,538 each on average, 55% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,957, between step 12 and step 13.
A master's degree is worth $2,719 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.9%) and $2,719 more at the top of the column (3.2%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $59,632 and tops out at $90,091, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Clayton Public School District's starting pay ranks 295th and its top cell ranks 298th; 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 64th percentile and the top cell at the 47th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $55,240 | $85,699 | 12 | 55% |
| BA+15 | $56,495 | $86,954 | 12 | 54% |
| BA+30 | $57,122 | $87,581 | 12 | 53% |
| MA | $57,959 | $88,418 | 12 | 53% |
| MA+15 | $58,586 | $89,045 | 12 | 52% |
| MA+30 | $59,632 | $90,091 | 12 | 51% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Public School District | 1,515 | 2026-27 | $55,240 | $57,959 | $90,091 |
| Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District | 1,491 | 2026-27 | $62,838 | $66,219 | $95,510 |
| Florence Township School District | 1,471 | 2025-26 | $63,575 | $67,375 | $94,225 |
| Manasquan School District | 1,466 | 2026-27 | $65,570 | $67,570 | $102,350 |
| Cedar Grove Township School District | 1,564 | 2026-27 | $59,682 | $63,682 | $103,522 |
| Haddon Heights School District | 1,461 | 2026-27 | $58,351 | $62,121 | $99,146 |
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 Clayton Public School District?
$55,240 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $55,240 (BA).
What is the top of the Clayton Public School District salary schedule?
$90,091, at step 13 on MA+30 (2026-27). 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 Clayton Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $85,699, is reached at step 13, 12 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Clayton Public School District?
$2,719 more at the first step: $57,959 on MA against $55,240 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School Districtstarts $62,838
- Florence Township School Districtstarts $63,575
- Manasquan School Districtstarts $65,570
- Cedar Grove Township School Districtstarts $59,682
- Haddon Heights School Districtstarts $58,351
- Swedesboro-Woolwich School Districtstarts $53,034
- Warren Hills Regional School Districtstarts $59,793
- Asbury Park School Districtstarts $63,085
- Kenilworth School Districtstarts $71,332
- Hopatcong Borough Schoolsstarts $72,140
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