Annual salary
$60,675
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2024-25
Fort Lee School District salary schedule, 2024-25
Fort Lee teachers salary guide (2024-25). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and salary guide step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Fort Lee School District's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $60,675 (BA, salary guide step 1) and tops out at $118,427 (MA +60, salary guide step 17), per Fort Lee Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,675 and reaches $104,750 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $64,075 to $109,804.
- The grid has 10 column columns and 16 salary guide step rows; the highest cell is reached at salary guide step 17.
- Fort Lee School District enrolled 4,076 students in 2023-24, the 85th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Fort Lee teachers salary guide (2024-25)
| Salary Guide Step \ Column | BA | BA +10 | BA +20 | MA | MA +10 | MA +20 | MA +30 | MA +40 | MA +50 | MA +60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,675 | $61,675 | $62,675 | $64,075 | $65,075 | $66,075 | $67,075 | $68,075 | $69,075 | $70,075 |
| 2 | $61,075 | $62,075 | $63,075 | $64,475 | $65,475 | $66,475 | $67,475 | $68,475 | $69,475 | $70,475 |
| 3 | $62,075 | $63,075 | $64,075 | $65,575 | $66,575 | $67,575 | $68,575 | $69,575 | $70,575 | $71,575 |
| 4-5 | $63,375 | $64,375 | $65,375 | $66,875 | $67,875 | $68,875 | $69,875 | $70,875 | $71,875 | $72,875 |
| 6-7 | $65,775 | $66,775 | $67,775 | $69,275 | $70,275 | $71,275 | $72,275 | $73,275 | $74,275 | $75,275 |
| 8 | $68,175 | $69,175 | $70,175 | $71,775 | $72,775 | $73,775 | $74,775 | $75,775 | $76,775 | $77,775 |
| 9 | $70,875 | $71,875 | $72,875 | $74,375 | $75,375 | $76,375 | $77,375 | $78,375 | $79,375 | $80,375 |
| 10 | $74,075 | $75,075 | $76,075 | $78,375 | $79,375 | $80,375 | $81,375 | $82,375 | $83,375 | $84,375 |
| 11 | $77,275 | $78,275 | $79,275 | $80,775 | $81,775 | $82,775 | $83,775 | $84,775 | $85,775 | $86,775 |
| 12 | $80,575 | $81,575 | $82,575 | $84,075 | $85,075 | $86,075 | $87,075 | $88,075 | $89,075 | $90,075 |
| 13 | $83,975 | $84,975 | $85,975 | $87,975 | $88,975 | $89,975 | $90,975 | $91,975 | $92,975 | $93,975 |
| 14 | $87,529 | $88,529 | $89,529 | $91,529 | $92,529 | $93,529 | $94,529 | $95,529 | $96,529 | $97,529 |
| 15 | $91,150 | $92,150 | $93,150 | $95,150 | $96,150 | $97,150 | $98,150 | $99,150 | $100,150 | $101,150 |
| 16 | $95,071 | $97,071 | $98,071 | $100,071 | $101,071 | $102,071 | $103,071 | $104,071 | $105,071 | $106,071 |
| 16a | $100,201 | $101,965 | $103,605 | $105,255 | $106,935 | $108,614 | $110,291 | $111,392 | $112,669 | $113,878 |
| 17 | $104,750 | $106,514 | $108,154 | $109,804 | $111,484 | $113,163 | $114,840 | $115,941 | $117,218 | $118,427 |
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Per month (12)
$5,056.25
Next 5 steps in this column
| Salary Guide Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,075 | +$400 |
| 3 | $62,075 | +$1,400 |
| 4-5 | $63,375 | +$2,700 |
| 6-7 | $65,775 | +$5,100 |
| 8 | $68,175 | +$7,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, salary guide step 1 = $60,675 a year, $5,056.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A-3 of the 2022-2025 agreement between the Board and the Fort Lee Education Association, headed 'Fort Lee Teachers Salary Guide, Year 3: 2024-2025'. It is the last year printed in the posted contract.
Steps 4-5 and 6-7 are the district's own frozen-pair labels and 16a is a printed step between 16 and 17.
Checked against the Year 2 (2023-2024) guide printed on the facing appendix page A-2: steps 7 through 15 carry identical dollars in both years, which confirms the reading of both tables.
Separate guides for school psychologists, guidance counselors, paraprofessionals and summer school appear elsewhere in the appendix and are not included here.
- Soft spot: The contract term ends 30 June 2025, so a newer Fort Lee Education Association agreement may exist that the district has not posted.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,675 at salary guide step 1 to $104,750 at salary guide step 17: 15 salary guide step increases worth $2,938 each on average, 73% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,130, between salary guide step 16 and salary guide step 16a.
A master's degree is worth $3,400 more than a bachelor's at the first salary guide step (5.6%) and $5,054 more at the top of the column (4.8%).
The highest-paid column, MA +60, starts at $70,075 and tops out at $118,427, 13% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Fort Lee School District's starting pay ranks 152nd and its top cell ranks 28th; 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 80th percentile and the top cell at the 82nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First salary guide step | Top | Salary Guide Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,675 | $104,750 | 15 | 73% |
| BA +10 | $61,675 | $106,514 | 15 | 73% |
| BA +20 | $62,675 | $108,154 | 15 | 73% |
| MA | $64,075 | $109,804 | 15 | 71% |
| MA +10 | $65,075 | $111,484 | 15 | 71% |
| MA +20 | $66,075 | $113,163 | 15 | 71% |
| MA +30 | $67,075 | $114,840 | 15 | 71% |
| MA +40 | $68,075 | $115,941 | 15 | 70% |
| MA +50 | $69,075 | $117,218 | 15 | 70% |
| MA +60 | $70,075 | $118,427 | 15 | 69% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lee School District | 4,076 | 2024-25 | $60,675 | $64,075 | $118,427 |
| Deptford Township Public School District | 4,247 | 2026-27 | $68,570 | $71,070 | $105,000 |
| Randolph Township School District | 4,255 | 2026-27 | $63,820 | – | $106,650 |
| Nutley Public School District | 4,284 | 2025-26 | $67,310 | $72,810 | $121,250 |
| Princeton Public School District | 3,827 | 2026-27 | $63,790 | $68,420 | $120,088 |
| Lacey Township School District | 3,786 | 2024-25 | $60,000 | – | $95,775 |
Starting pay is the first salary guide step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-salary guide 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 Fort Lee School District?
$60,675 on the column BA at salary guide step 1 of the 2024-25 schedule (Fort Lee Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,675 (BA).
What is the top of the Fort Lee School District salary schedule?
$118,427, at salary guide step 17 on MA +60 (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 Fort Lee School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $104,750, is reached at salary guide step 17, 15 salary guide step increases after salary guide step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Fort Lee School District?
$3,400 more at the first salary guide step: $64,075 on MA against $60,675 on BA (2024-25 schedule).
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- Deptford Township Public School Districtstarts $68,570
- Randolph Township School Districtstarts $63,820
- Nutley Public School Districtstarts $67,310
- Princeton Public School Districtstarts $63,790
- Lacey Township School Districtstarts $60,000
- Willingboro Public School Districtstarts $58,896
- Cranford Public School Districtstarts $55,867
- Lawrence Township Public School Districtstarts $68,136
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- Bergenfield Borough School Districtstarts $60,000
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