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Deptford Township 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.
- Deptford Township Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $68,570 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $105,000 (Doc, step 15), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $68,570 and reaches $100,000 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $71,070 to $102,500.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Deptford Township Public School District enrolled 4,247 students in 2023-24, the 84th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | Doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $68,570 | $69,370 | $70,170 | $71,070 | $71,870 | $72,570 | $73,570 |
| 2 | $69,070 | $69,870 | $70,670 | $71,570 | $72,370 | $73,070 | $74,070 |
| 3 | $69,570 | $70,370 | $71,170 | $72,070 | $72,870 | $73,570 | $74,570 |
| 4 | $70,070 | $70,870 | $71,670 | $72,570 | $73,370 | $74,070 | $75,070 |
| 5 | $70,570 | $71,370 | $72,170 | $73,070 | $73,870 | $74,570 | $75,570 |
| 6 | $71,320 | $72,120 | $72,920 | $73,820 | $74,620 | $75,320 | $76,320 |
| 7 | $72,070 | $72,870 | $73,670 | $74,570 | $75,370 | $76,070 | $77,070 |
| 8 | $73,570 | $74,370 | $75,170 | $76,070 | $76,870 | $77,570 | $78,570 |
| 9 | $75,770 | $76,570 | $77,370 | $78,270 | $79,070 | $79,770 | $80,770 |
| 10 | $79,070 | $79,870 | $80,670 | $81,570 | $82,370 | $83,070 | $84,070 |
| 11 | $82,470 | $83,270 | $84,070 | $84,970 | $85,770 | $86,470 | $87,470 |
| 12 | $86,070 | $86,870 | $87,670 | $88,570 | $89,370 | $90,070 | $91,070 |
| 13 | $89,770 | $90,570 | $91,370 | $92,270 | $93,070 | $93,770 | $94,770 |
| 14 | $94,520 | $95,320 | $96,120 | $97,020 | $97,820 | $98,520 | $99,520 |
| 15 | $100,000 | $100,800 | $101,600 | $102,500 | $103,300 | $104,000 | $105,000 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $69,070 | +$500 |
| 3 | $69,570 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $70,070 | +$1,500 |
| 5 | $70,570 | +$2,000 |
| 6 | $71,320 | +$2,750 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $68,570 a year, $5,714.17 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: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Deptford 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 guide is Exhibit 1 of the agreement, headed Certificated Staff Salary Guide.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $68,570 at step 1 to $100,000 at step 15: 14 step increases worth $2,245 each on average, 46% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,480, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $2,500 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.6%) and $2,500 more at the top of the column (2.5%).
The highest-paid column, Doc, starts at $73,570 and tops out at $105,000, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Deptford Township Public School District's starting pay ranks 20th and its top cell ranks 139th; 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 95th percentile and the top cell at the 67th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $68,570 | $100,000 | 14 | 46% |
| BA+15 | $69,370 | $100,800 | 14 | 45% |
| BA+30 | $70,170 | $101,600 | 14 | 45% |
| MA | $71,070 | $102,500 | 14 | 44% |
| MA+15 | $71,870 | $103,300 | 14 | 44% |
| MA+30 | $72,570 | $104,000 | 14 | 43% |
| Doc | $73,570 | $105,000 | 14 | 43% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Township Public School District | 4,247 | 2026-27 | $68,570 | $71,070 | $105,000 |
| Randolph Township School District | 4,255 | 2026-27 | $63,820 | – | $106,650 |
| Nutley Public School District | 4,284 | 2025-26 | $67,310 | $72,810 | $121,250 |
| Pemberton Township School District | 4,410 | 2025-26 | $66,078 | $70,527 | $107,154 |
| Fort Lee School District | 4,076 | 2024-25 | $60,675 | $64,075 | $118,427 |
| Marlboro Township School District | 4,505 | 2026-27 | $70,995 | $73,795 | $104,135 |
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 Deptford Township Public School District?
$68,570 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 $68,570 (BA).
What is the top of the Deptford Township Public School District salary schedule?
$105,000, at step 15 on Doc (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 Deptford Township Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $100,000, is reached at step 15, 14 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Deptford Township Public School District?
$2,500 more at the first step: $71,070 on MA against $68,570 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Randolph Township School Districtstarts $63,820
- Nutley Public School Districtstarts $67,310
- Pemberton Township School Districtstarts $65,378
- Fort Lee School Districtstarts $60,675
- Marlboro Township School Districtstarts $70,995
- Evesham Township School Districtstarts $57,687
- Montgomery Township School Districtstarts $67,315
- Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School Districtstarts $63,100
- Princeton Public School Districtstarts $63,790
- Lakewood Township School Districtstarts $62,396
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