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Delaware Valley Regional High 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.
- Delaware Valley Regional High School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $64,395 (BS, step 1) and tops out at $97,760 (MS+30, step 19), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $64,395 and reaches $90,260 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 19.
- Delaware Valley Regional High School District enrolled 701 students in 2023-24, the 358th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | BS | BS+15 | BS+30 | MS | MS+15 | MS+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,395 | $65,895 | $67,395 | $68,895 | $70,395 | $71,895 |
| 2-3 | $64,895 | $66,395 | $67,895 | $69,395 | $70,895 | $72,395 |
| 4-5 | $65,395 | $66,895 | $68,395 | $69,895 | $71,395 | $72,895 |
| 6-7 | $66,835 | $68,335 | $69,835 | $71,335 | $72,835 | $74,335 |
| 8 | $68,335 | $69,835 | $71,335 | $72,835 | $74,335 | $75,835 |
| 9 | $70,260 | $71,760 | $73,260 | $74,760 | $76,260 | $77,760 |
| 10 | $72,635 | $74,135 | $75,635 | $77,135 | $78,635 | $80,135 |
| 11-12 | $75,210 | $76,710 | $78,210 | $79,710 | $81,210 | $82,710 |
| 13-14 | $77,985 | $79,485 | $80,985 | $82,485 | $83,985 | $85,485 |
| 15-16 | $80,960 | $82,460 | $83,960 | $85,460 | $86,960 | $88,460 |
| 17 | $84,135 | $85,635 | $87,135 | $88,635 | $90,135 | $91,635 |
| 18 | $87,510 | $89,010 | $90,510 | $92,010 | $93,510 | $95,010 |
| 19 | $90,260 | $91,760 | $93,260 | $94,760 | $96,260 | $97,760 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | $64,895 | +$500 |
| 4-5 | $65,395 | +$1,000 |
| 6-7 | $66,835 | +$2,440 |
| 8 | $68,335 | +$3,940 |
| 9 | $70,260 | +$5,865 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, step 1 = $64,395 a year, $5,366.25 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: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Delaware Valley Regional 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.
Appendix D, the third and last yearly guide of a 2024-2027 agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 10 in the BS column reads 72,635 on the page; the text read of it returned 712,635. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 15-16 in the BS+15 column reads 82,460 on the page; the text read of it returned 82,460. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BS column a teacher moves from $64,395 at step 1 to $90,260 at step 19: 12 step increases worth $2,155 each on average, 40% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,375, between step 17 and step 18.
The highest-paid column, MS+30, starts at $71,895 and tops out at $97,760, 8% above the top of the BS column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Delaware Valley Regional High School District's starting pay ranks 64th and its top cell ranks 228th; 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 90th percentile and the top cell at the 57th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | $64,395 | $90,260 | 12 | 40% |
| BS+15 | $65,895 | $91,760 | 12 | 39% |
| BS+30 | $67,395 | $93,260 | 12 | 38% |
| MS | $68,895 | $94,760 | 12 | 38% |
| MS+15 | $70,395 | $96,260 | 12 | 37% |
| MS+30 | $71,895 | $97,760 | 12 | 36% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley Regional High School District | 701 | 2026-27 | $64,395 | – | $97,760 |
| Fairfield Public School District | 705 | 2023-24 | $55,844 | $58,744 | $106,007 |
| Chesterfield Township School District | 695 | 2025-26 | $59,265 | $61,265 | $95,155 |
| North Caldwell School District | 691 | 2026-27 | $60,002 | $64,498 | $107,851 |
| Edgewater Public School District | 685 | 2025-26 | $56,010 | – | $110,404 |
| Little Silver Boro School District | 717 | 2026-27 | $60,915 | $63,915 | $99,825 |
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 Delaware Valley Regional High School District?
$64,395 on the column BS 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 $64,395 (BS).
What is the top of the Delaware Valley Regional High School District salary schedule?
$97,760, at step 19 on MS+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 Delaware Valley Regional High School District salary schedule?
On the BS column the top figure, $90,260, is reached at step 19, 12 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Fairfield Public School Districtstarts $55,844
- Chesterfield Township School Districtstarts $59,265
- North Caldwell School Districtstarts $60,002
- Edgewater Public School Districtstarts $56,010
- Little Silver Boro School Districtstarts $60,915
- Lenape Valley Regional High School Districtstarts $60,320
- Lopatcong Township School Districtstarts $63,669
- Green Brook Township Public School Districtstarts $62,865
- Dennis Township School Districtstarts $57,555
- Bloomingdale School Districtstarts $63,445
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