Elizabeth Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27

Teachers 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.

Elizabeth Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $65,146 (BA 10Mo, step 1) and tops out at $131,822 (Day/Yr, step 13), per Elizabeth Education Association (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA 10Mo) starts at $65,146 and reaches $105,500 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (MA 10Mo) the range is $68,946 to $124,504.
The grid has 12 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
Elizabeth Public Schools enrolled 28,334 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.

Teachers salary guide (2026-27)

Official sourceDocumentElizabeth Education AssociationSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026

Step \ Column	BA 10Mo	MA 10Mo	6th Yr. 10Mo	BA ExtDay	MA ExtDay	ExtDay	BA ExtYr	MA ExtYr	6th Yr. ExtYr	BA Ext Day/Yr	MA Ext Day/Yr	Day/Yr
1	$65,146	$68,946	$72,621	$68,062	$72,053	$75,911	$70,974	$74,154	$79,196	$76,806	$81,367	$85,904
2	$65,423	$69,223	$72,898	$68,364	$72,355	$76,214	$71,301	$75,481	$79,523	$77,183	$81,744	$86,154
3	$65,696	$69,496	$73,171	$68,662	$72,653	$76,512	$71,624	$75,804	$79,846	$77,556	$82,117	$86,527
4	$68,443	$72,343	$75,946	$71,527	$75,622	$79,402	$74,605	$78,895	$82,855	$80,773	$85,453	$89,773
5	$70,000	$73,584	$77,235	$73,177	$76,941	$80,773	$76,349	$80,291	$84,306	$82,703	$87,004	$91,384
6	$71,396	$74,665	$78,368	$74,711	$78,144	$82,029	$78,021	$81,617	$85,687	$84,652	$88,575	$93,016
7	$73,414	$76,684	$80,383	$76,829	$80,262	$84,147	$80,239	$83,835	$87,905	$87,070	$90,994	$95,434
8	$75,280	$78,717	$82,448	$78,815	$82,424	$86,342	$82,344	$86,125	$90,229	$89,414	$93,539	$98,016
9	$78,346	$81,954	$85,715	$82,047	$85,789	$89,739	$85,651	$89,617	$93,754	$92,960	$97,286	$101,801
10	$82,825	$86,625	$90,367	$86,555	$90,517	$94,499	$90,322	$94,472	$98,644	$97,870	$102,398	$106,949
11	$87,847	$91,817	$95,614	$91,743	$95,881	$99,896	$95,630	$99,964	$104,170	$103,416	$108,145	$112,734
12	$94,992	$98,674	$102,528	$98,578	$102,892	$106,939	$102,584	$107,103	$111,342	$110,609	$115,540	$120,165
13	$105,500	$109,776	$113,661	$109,637	$114,124	$118,203	$113,760	$118,464	$122,737	$122,028	$127,159	$131,822
Off-Guide	$91,596	$124,504	$106,957
Off-Guide1	$98,860

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Column

Step

Annual salary

$65,146

Per month (12)

$5,428.83

Next 5 steps in this column

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$65,423	+$277
3	$65,696	+$550
4	$68,443	+$3,297
5	$70,000	+$4,854
6	$71,396	+$6,250

Worked example as rendered: BA 10Mo, step 1 = $65,146 a year, $5,428.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

YEAR 2 (2026-27), Elizabeth Teachers Salary Guide, from the EEA Salary Guides for 2025-2028. Elizabeth's own website publishes no teachers' agreement or guide; this is the copy the Elizabeth Education Association posts.

The same document prints the base year 2024-25 and years 2025-26 and 2027-28 on the same page, and separate guides for registered nurses, counselors and psychologists on the pages after it.

The twelve columns are the district's own headings. They pair each preparation level with the work year: 10Mo is the ten-month year, ExtDay an extended day, ExtYr an extended year and Ext Day/Yr both. The sixth and twelfth columns are printed as just ExtDay and Day/Yr, and sit in the sixth-year-of-study position in each group.

Off-Guide and Off-Guide1 are the district's own labels for rates paid outside the step ladder; they exist only in the first three columns and are lower than step 13, which is why they do not rise from the step above.

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Soft spot: Off-Guide and Off-Guide1 are printed below step 13 but they are not steps above it: they are closed legacy rates for staff who were never placed on the guide. In the bachelors 10-month column the off-guide rate of 91,596 sits below step 13's 105,500, while in the masters column the off-guide rate of 124,504 sits well above step 13's 109,776, which is why the two off-guide rows do not follow the ladder in either direction. They are reproduced in the position the guide prints them.
Soft spot: Only the first three columns carry an off-guide rate; the extended day and extended year columns print a dash there, and those cells are left empty.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Elizabeth Public Schools?

$65,146 on the column BA 10Mo at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Elizabeth Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $65,146 (BA 10Mo).

What is the top of the Elizabeth Public Schools salary schedule?

$131,822, at step 13 on Day/Yr (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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