Annual salary
$65,835
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Clifton Board of Education 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.
- Clifton Board of Education's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $65,835 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $107,450 (PHD, step 14), per Clifton Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $65,835 and reaches $92,550 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $70,835 to $97,550.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 14.
- Clifton Public School District enrolled 11,010 students in 2023-24, the 12th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | MA | MA+30 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,835 | $70,835 | $76,735 | $80,735 |
| 2 | $66,585 | $71,585 | $77,485 | $81,485 |
| 3 | $67,335 | $72,335 | $78,235 | $82,235 |
| 4 | $68,085 | $73,085 | $78,985 | $82,985 |
| 5 | $69,060 | $74,060 | $79,960 | $83,960 |
| 6 | $70,060 | $75,060 | $80,960 | $84,960 |
| 7 | $71,135 | $76,135 | $82,035 | $86,035 |
| 8 | $73,135 | $78,135 | $84,035 | $88,035 |
| 9 | $76,030 | $81,030 | $86,930 | $90,930 |
| 10 | $79,130 | $84,130 | $90,030 | $94,030 |
| 11 | $82,430 | $87,430 | $93,330 | $97,330 |
| 12 | $85,940 | $90,940 | $96,840 | $100,840 |
| 13 | $89,550 | $94,550 | $100,450 | $104,450 |
| 14 | $92,550 | $97,550 | $103,450 | $107,450 |
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Per month (12)
$5,486.25
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $66,585 | +$750 |
| 3 | $67,335 | +$1,500 |
| 4 | $68,085 | +$2,250 |
| 5 | $69,060 | +$3,225 |
| 6 | $70,060 | +$4,225 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $65,835 a year, $5,486.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Article XXIII of the 2024-2028 Clifton Education Association successor agreement, which prints a guide for each of its four years (2024-25 through 2027-28); this is the 2026-27 guide.
The agreement also carries a step movement chart showing how a teacher's 2023-24 step maps forward through the contract, and states that step movement is frozen at the end of the contract.
Paraprofessional, extra-curricular and coaching guides in the same agreement are excluded.
Verified by a constant lane differential the parse did not assume: all fourteen rows run BA +5,000 to MA, +5,900 to MA+30 and +4,000 to PHD, and the 2027-28 guide printed beside it keeps the same differentials.
- Soft spot: Taken from the Word original of the ratified agreement posted by the union local; the district's own website does not publish the teachers' agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $65,835 at step 1 to $92,550 at step 14: 13 step increases worth $2,055 each on average, 41% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,610, between step 12 and step 13.
A master's degree is worth $5,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.6%) and $5,000 more at the top of the column (5.4%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $80,735 and tops out at $107,450, 16% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Clifton Board of Education's starting pay ranks 47th and its top cell ranks 99th; 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 92nd percentile and the top cell at the 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $65,835 | $92,550 | 13 | 41% |
| MA | $70,835 | $97,550 | 13 | 38% |
| MA+30 | $76,735 | $103,450 | 13 | 35% |
| PHD | $80,735 | $107,450 | 13 | 33% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Board of Education | 11,010 | 2026-27 | $65,835 | $70,835 | $107,450 |
| Cherry Hill School District | 10,772 | 2026-27 | $60,653 | $64,774 | $115,891 |
| Bayonne School District | 10,697 | 2026-27 | $67,000 | – | $108,195 |
| Plainfield Public School District | 10,436 | 2023-24 | $60,426 | $61,926 | $100,276 |
| Passaic City School District | 12,366 | 2024-25 | $59,405 | $67,405 | $115,955 |
| Hamilton Township School District | 12,377 | 2026-27 | $67,958 | $71,308 | $99,181 |
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 Clifton Board of Education?
$65,835 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Clifton Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $65,835 (BA).
What is the top of the Clifton Board of Education salary schedule?
$107,450, at step 14 on PHD (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 Clifton Board of Education salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $92,550, is reached at step 14, 13 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Clifton Board of Education?
$5,000 more at the first step: $70,835 on MA against $65,835 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Cherry Hill School Districtstarts $60,653
- Bayonne School Districtstarts $67,000
- Plainfield Public School Districtstarts $60,426
- Passaic City School Districtstarts $59,405
- Hamilton Township School Districtstarts $67,958
- New Brunswick School Districtstarts $60,626
- Union City School Districtstarts $67,500
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School Districtstarts $67,000
- Brick Township Public School Districtstarts $57,940
- Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School Districtstarts $59,700
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