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Dover 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.
- Dover Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $63,335 (BA, step 1-2) and tops out at $101,035 (MA+30, step 21), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $63,335 and reaches $95,285 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $67,935 to $99,885.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Dover Public School District enrolled 3,590 students in 2023-24, the 105th-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | $63,335 | $63,910 | $65,635 | $67,935 | $68,510 | $69,085 |
| 3-4 | $63,835 | $64,410 | $66,135 | $68,435 | $69,010 | $69,585 |
| 5 | $64,835 | $65,410 | $67,135 | $69,435 | $70,010 | $70,585 |
| 6 | $65,835 | $66,410 | $68,135 | $70,435 | $71,010 | $71,585 |
| 7-8 | $67,845 | $68,420 | $70,145 | $72,445 | $73,020 | $73,595 |
| 9 | $70,465 | $71,040 | $72,765 | $75,065 | $75,640 | $76,215 |
| 10-11 | $73,285 | $73,860 | $75,585 | $77,885 | $78,460 | $79,035 |
| 12 | $76,305 | $76,880 | $78,605 | $80,905 | $81,480 | $82,055 |
| 13 | $79,525 | $80,100 | $81,825 | $84,125 | $84,700 | $85,275 |
| 14-15 | $82,945 | $83,520 | $85,245 | $87,545 | $88,120 | $88,695 |
| 16 | $86,565 | $87,140 | $88,865 | $91,165 | $91,740 | $92,315 |
| 17-18 | $90,385 | $90,960 | $92,685 | $94,985 | $95,560 | $96,135 |
| 19 | $92,635 | $93,210 | $94,935 | $97,235 | $97,810 | $98,385 |
| 20 | $94,235 | $94,810 | $96,535 | $98,835 | $99,410 | $99,985 |
| 21 | $95,285 | $95,860 | $97,585 | $99,885 | $100,460 | $101,035 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | $63,835 | +$500 |
| 5 | $64,835 | +$1,500 |
| 6 | $65,835 | +$2,500 |
| 7-8 | $67,845 | +$4,510 |
| 9 | $70,465 | +$7,130 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1-2 = $63,335 a year, $5,277.92 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 Dover 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 page is headed Year 4, 2026-27. The agreement runs to 2027-28, whose guide is next year's money.
A longevity schedule is printed below the guide and is paid on top of it: $791 after 15 years in the district, a further $434 at 20, $816 at 25, $714 at 30 and $561 at 35, to a maximum of $3,316.
The page notes that advancement on the guide is contingent on satisfactory performance as determined by administrative evaluation.
- Soft spot: Step 20 in the MA column reads 98,835 on the page; the text read of it returned 98,835. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 20 in the MA+15 column reads 99,410 on the page; the text read of it returned 99,410. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Dover Public School District?
$63,335 on the column BA at step 1-2 of the 2026-27 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $63,335 (BA).
What is the top of the Dover Public School District salary schedule?
$101,035, at step 21 on MA+30 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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