Annual salary
$65,995
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Dunellen 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.
- Dunellen Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $65,995 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $93,470 (MA+30, step 19), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $65,995 and reaches $89,070 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $68,475 to $91,550.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 19.
- Dunellen Public School District enrolled 1,371 students in 2023-24, the 257th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
Official sourceDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,995 | $67,295 | $68,475 | $70,395 |
| 2 | $66,495 | $67,795 | $68,975 | $70,895 |
| 3 | $66,995 | $68,295 | $69,475 | $71,395 |
| 4-7 | $67,495 | $68,795 | $69,975 | $71,895 |
| 8 | $68,615 | $69,915 | $71,095 | $73,015 |
| 9 | $69,865 | $71,165 | $72,345 | $74,265 |
| 10 | $71,140 | $72,440 | $73,620 | $75,540 |
| 11 | $72,440 | $73,740 | $74,920 | $76,840 |
| 12 | $73,740 | $75,040 | $76,220 | $78,140 |
| 13 | $75,890 | $77,190 | $78,370 | $80,290 |
| 14 | $78,040 | $79,340 | $80,520 | $82,440 |
| 15 | $80,220 | $81,520 | $82,700 | $84,620 |
| 16 | $82,420 | $83,720 | $84,900 | $86,820 |
| 17 | $84,620 | $85,920 | $87,100 | $89,020 |
| 18 | $86,820 | $88,120 | $89,300 | $91,220 |
| 19 | $89,070 | $90,370 | $91,550 | $93,470 |
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Per month (12)
$5,499.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $66,495 | +$500 |
| 3 | $66,995 | +$1,000 |
| 4-7 | $67,495 | +$1,500 |
| 8 | $68,615 | +$2,620 |
| 9 | $69,865 | +$3,870 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $65,995 a year, $5,499.58 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 Dunellen EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
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 prints all three years of the agreement one under the other (2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27); this is the 2026-27 block, and the frozen step ranges differ from year to year.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $65,995 at step 1 to $89,070 at step 19: 15 step increases worth $1,538 each on average, 35% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,250, between step 18 and step 19.
A master's degree is worth $2,480 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.8%) and $2,480 more at the top of the column (2.8%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $70,395 and tops out at $93,470, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Dunellen Public School District's starting pay ranks 44th and its top cell ranks 275th; 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 93rd percentile and the top cell at the 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $65,995 | $89,070 | 15 | 35% |
| BA+30 | $67,295 | $90,370 | 15 | 34% |
| MA | $68,475 | $91,550 | 15 | 34% |
| MA+30 | $70,395 | $93,470 | 15 | 33% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunellen Public School District | 1,371 | 2026-27 | $65,995 | $68,475 | $93,470 |
| Harrison Township School District | 1,371 | 2024-25 | $53,087 | $55,277 | $91,056 |
| Tinton Falls School District | 1,373 | 2024-25 | $57,045 | $60,045 | $97,700 |
| Branchburg Township School District | 1,376 | 2026-27 | $64,489 | – | $101,795 |
| Audubon Public School District | 1,366 | 2026-27 | $57,200 | – | $97,000 |
| Upper Township School District | 1,378 | 2025-26 | $59,288 | $62,759 | $103,362 |
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 Dunellen Public School District?
$65,995 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 $65,995 (BA).
What is the top of the Dunellen Public School District salary schedule?
$93,470, at step 19 on MA+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 Dunellen Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $89,070, is reached at step 19, 15 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Dunellen Public School District?
$2,480 more at the first step: $68,475 on MA against $65,995 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Harrison Township School Districtstarts $53,087
- Tinton Falls School Districtstarts $57,045
- Branchburg Township School Districtstarts $64,489
- Audubon Public School Districtstarts $57,200
- Upper Township School Districtstarts $59,288
- Oakland Public School Districtstarts $69,000
- Readington Township School Districtstarts $61,440
- Hanover Park Regional High School Districtstarts $60,969
- Bogota Public School Districtstarts $52,700
- Ridgefield School Districtstarts $60,000
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