Annual salary
$64,000
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Fair Lawn Public Schools 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.
- Fair Lawn Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $64,000 (BA, step 1-2) and tops out at $117,380 (MA+30, step 16), per Fair Lawn Board of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $64,000 and reaches $104,080 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $70,600 to $110,680.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Fair Lawn Public School District enrolled 5,567 students in 2023-24, the 60th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | $64,000 | $64,900 | $70,600 | $71,450 | $77,300 |
| 3 | $64,670 | $65,570 | $71,270 | $72,120 | $77,970 |
| 4 | $65,970 | $66,870 | $72,570 | $73,420 | $79,270 |
| 5 | $67,630 | $68,530 | $74,230 | $75,080 | $80,930 |
| 6 | $69,430 | $70,330 | $76,030 | $76,880 | $82,730 |
| 7 | $71,230 | $72,130 | $77,830 | $78,680 | $84,530 |
| 8 | $73,030 | $73,930 | $79,630 | $80,480 | $86,330 |
| 9 | $74,930 | $75,830 | $81,530 | $82,380 | $88,230 |
| 10 | $77,780 | $78,680 | $84,380 | $85,230 | $91,080 |
| 11 | $80,680 | $81,580 | $87,280 | $88,130 | $93,980 |
| 12 | $83,580 | $84,480 | $90,180 | $91,030 | $96,880 |
| 13 | $86,780 | $87,680 | $93,380 | $94,230 | $100,080 |
| 14 | $90,180 | $91,080 | $96,780 | $97,630 | $103,480 |
| 15 | $94,480 | $95,380 | $101,080 | $101,930 | $107,780 |
| 16 | $104,080 | $104,980 | $110,680 | $111,530 | $117,380 |
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Per month (12)
$5,333.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $64,670 | +$670 |
| 4 | $65,970 | +$1,970 |
| 5 | $67,630 | +$3,630 |
| 6 | $69,430 | +$5,430 |
| 7 | $71,230 | +$7,230 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1-2 = $64,000 a year, $5,333.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $64,000 at step 1-2 to $104,080 at step 16: 14 step increases worth $2,863 each on average, 63% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $9,600, between step 15 and step 16.
A master's degree is worth $6,600 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.3%) and $6,600 more at the top of the column (6.3%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $77,300 and tops out at $117,380, 13% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Fair Lawn Public Schools's starting pay ranks 69th and its top cell ranks 32nd; 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 89th percentile and the top cell at the 81st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $64,000 | $104,080 | 14 | 63% |
| BA+15 | $64,900 | $104,980 | 14 | 62% |
| MA | $70,600 | $110,680 | 14 | 57% |
| MA+15 | $71,450 | $111,530 | 14 | 56% |
| MA+30 | $77,300 | $117,380 | 14 | 52% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Lawn Public Schools | 5,567 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $70,600 | $117,380 |
| Ridgewood Public Schools | 5,544 | 2026-27 | $70,062 | $77,162 | $129,882 |
| Kearny School District | 5,435 | 2025-26 | $60,855 | $66,955 | $113,605 |
| Howell Township Public School District | 5,716 | 2025-26 | $61,500 | $63,000 | $106,750 |
| Long Branch Public School District | 5,400 | 2023-24 | $57,491 | $61,491 | $97,111 |
| Monroe Township Public School District | 5,746 | 2024-25 | $53,008 | $56,008 | $95,495 |
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 Fair Lawn Public Schools?
$64,000 on the column BA at step 1-2 of the 2026-27 schedule (Fair Lawn Board of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $64,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Fair Lawn Public Schools salary schedule?
$117,380, at step 16 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 Fair Lawn Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $104,080, is reached at step 16, 14 step increases after step 1-2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Fair Lawn Public Schools?
$6,600 more at the first step: $70,600 on MA against $64,000 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Ridgewood Public Schoolsstarts $70,062
- Kearny School Districtstarts $60,855
- Howell Township Public School Districtstarts $61,500
- Long Branch Public School Districtstarts $57,491
- Monroe Township Public School Districtstarts $53,008
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood School Districtstarts $62,607
- Orange Board of Education School Districtstarts $73,289
- East Windsor Regional School Districtstarts $70,795
- Winslow Township School Districtstarts $61,154
- Bridgeton Board of Educationstarts $64,435
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