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Dumont Public School District salary schedule, 2024-25
Teacher salary guide, 2024-25. 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.
- Dumont Public School District's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $61,058 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $112,248 (MA+30, step 20), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $61,058 and reaches $95,203 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $65,058 to $103,228.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Dumont Public School District enrolled 2,614 students in 2023-24, the 152nd-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2024-25
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61,058 | $65,058 | $67,058 | |
| 2 | $61,758 | $65,758 | $67,758 | |
| 3 | $62,458 | $66,458 | $68,458 | |
| 4 | $63,158 | $67,558 | $69,758 | |
| 5 | $64,038 | $68,438 | $70,638 | |
| 6 | $65,243 | $72,443 | $76,043 | |
| 7 | $66,448 | $73,648 | $77,248 | |
| 8 | $67,928 | $75,128 | $78,728 | |
| 9 | $69,658 | $76,858 | $80,458 | |
| 10 | $71,638 | $78,838 | $82,438 | |
| 11 | $73,868 | $81,068 | $84,668 | |
| 12 | $76,348 | $79,948 | $83,548 | $87,148 |
| 13 | $79,078 | $82,678 | $86,278 | $89,878 |
| 14 | $82,058 | $85,658 | $89,258 | $94,058 |
| 15 | $85,278 | $88,888 | $92,488 | $97,288 |
| 16 | $93,263 | $97,483 | $101,213 | $108,393 |
| 17 | $93,263 | $97,483 | $101,213 | $108,393 |
| 18 | $93,263 | $97,483 | $101,213 | $108,393 |
| 19 | $93,263 | $97,483 | $101,213 | $108,393 |
| 20 | $95,203 | $99,533 | $103,228 | $112,248 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,758 | +$700 |
| 3 | $62,458 | +$1,400 |
| 4 | $63,158 | +$2,100 |
| 5 | $64,038 | +$2,980 |
| 6 | $65,243 | +$4,185 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $61,058 a year, $5,088.17 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: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Dumont EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
The agreement labels this guide 2024-25. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
Table caption in the agreement: 25 TEACHER SALARY GUIDE 2024-25
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $61,058 at step 1 to $95,203 at step 20: 19 step increases worth $1,797 each on average, 56% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $7,985, between step 15 and step 16.
3 of the 19 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $4,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.6%) and $8,025 more at the top of the column (8.4%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $67,058 and tops out at $112,248, 18% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Dumont Public School District's starting pay ranks 132nd and its top cell ranks 55th; 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 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 77th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $61,058 | $95,203 | 19 | 56% |
| BA+30 | $79,948 | $99,533 | 8 | 24% |
| MA | $65,058 | $103,228 | 19 | 59% |
| MA+30 | $67,058 | $112,248 | 19 | 67% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumont Public School District | 2,614 | 2024-25 | $61,058 | $65,058 | $112,248 |
| Glen Rock Public School District | 2,607 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $115,524 |
| Stafford Township School District | 2,593 | 2026-27 | $60,883 | $62,333 | $104,583 |
| Elmwood Park School District | 2,641 | 2023-24 | $53,202 | $57,007 | $99,928 |
| Caldwell-West School District | 2,577 | 2026-27 | $57,800 | $62,500 | $86,810 |
| Morris Hills Regional School District | 2,654 | 2023-24 | $66,950 | $71,950 | $110,265 |
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 Dumont Public School District?
$61,058 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2024-25 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,058 (BA).
What is the top of the Dumont Public School District salary schedule?
$112,248, at step 20 on MA+30 (2024-25). 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 Dumont Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $95,203, is reached at step 20, 19 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Dumont Public School District?
$4,000 more at the first step: $65,058 on MA against $61,058 on BA (2024-25 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Glen Rock Public School Districtstarts $60,000
- Stafford Township School Districtstarts $60,883
- Elmwood Park School Districtstarts $53,202
- Caldwell-West School Districtstarts $57,800
- Morris Hills Regional School Districtstarts $66,950
- Jefferson Township Public School Districtstarts $58,090
- Rutherford School Districtstarts $56,579
- Hazlet Township Public School Districtstarts $55,000
- Southern Regional School Districtstarts $66,081
- Madison School Districtstarts $63,710
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