Annual salary
$56,000
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Garfield 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.
- Garfield Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $56,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $116,500 (MA+MA, step 20), per Garfield Federation of Teachers Local 3977 and Garfield Board of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $56,000 and reaches $104,800 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $60,000 to $112,500.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Garfield Public School District enrolled 4,871 students in 2023-24, the 70th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentGarfield Federation of Teachers Local 3977 and Garfield Board of EducationSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,000 | $60,000 | $62,000 | |
| 2 | $56,000 | $60,000 | $62,000 | |
| 3 | $56,000 | $60,000 | $62,000 | |
| 4 | $57,000 | $61,000 | $63,000 | |
| 5 | $57,000 | $61,000 | $63,000 | |
| 6 | $58,000 | $62,500 | $63,000 | |
| 7 | $58,000 | $62,500 | $64,000 | |
| 8 | $58,000 | $62,500 | $65,000 | |
| 9 | $59,000 | $64,000 | $68,000 | |
| 10 | $60,000 | $66,000 | $70,500 | |
| 11 | $62,600 | $69,000 | $74,000 | |
| 12 | $65,500 | $73,000 | $78,000 | |
| 13 | $68,500 | $77,000 | $81,500 | |
| 14 | $71,600 | $81,000 | $85,000 | |
| 15 | $75,700 | $84,900 | $89,000 | |
| 16 | $80,600 | $89,000 | $93,500 | |
| 17 | $85,500 | $93,500 | $99,000 | |
| 18 | $90,400 | $99,000 | $104,500 | |
| 19 | $97,100 | $104,500 | $110,500 | |
| 20 | $104,800 | $107,405 | $112,500 | $116,500 |
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Per month (12)
$4,666.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $56,000 | +$0 |
| 3 | $56,000 | +$0 |
| 4 | $57,000 | +$1,000 |
| 5 | $57,000 | +$1,000 |
| 6 | $58,000 | +$2,000 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $56,000 a year, $4,666.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Salary guide attachment to the 2022-2027 Garfield Federation of Teachers agreement, revision ADD#3 dated 6/19/2024; the guide prints all five contract years side by side and this is the 2026-2027 column.
Garfield publishes one sheet per lane (A-1 BA, A-2 MA, A-3 MA+MA) rather than one grid, so the columns here were assembled from those sheets at matching steps.
The BA+30 sheet contains a single rate, step 20, so every other BA+30 cell is blank on the guide and is left blank here.
Paraprofessional (A-6, A-7) and technician (A-5) guides in the same document are excluded.
Verified two ways that do not repeat the reading: a positional column extraction of the page text reproduced the same 2026-27 values, and the five year columns are monotonically non-decreasing at every step.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $56,000 at step 1 to $104,800 at step 20: 19 step increases worth $2,568 each on average, 87% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $7,700, between step 19 and step 20.
5 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 (7.1%) and $7,700 more at the top of the column (7.3%).
The highest-paid column, MA+MA, starts at $62,000 and tops out at $116,500, 11% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Garfield Public School District's starting pay ranks 290th and its top cell ranks 35th; 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 66th percentile and the top cell at the 81st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $56,000 | $104,800 | 19 | 87% |
| BA+30 | $107,405 | $107,405 | 1 | – |
| MA | $60,000 | $112,500 | 19 | 88% |
| MA+MA | $62,000 | $116,500 | 19 | 88% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Public School District | 4,871 | 2026-27 | $56,000 | $60,000 | $116,500 |
| Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | 4,880 | 2025-26 | $67,055 | $72,055 | $105,594 |
| Mount Olive Township School District | 4,824 | 2025-26 | $62,100 | $71,050 | $103,855 |
| Bernards Township School District | 4,760 | 2024-25 | $60,010 | $66,528 | $106,958 |
| Millburn Township School District | 4,737 | 2026-27 | $71,406 | $80,006 | $146,189 |
| Winslow Township School District | 5,024 | 2026-27 | $61,154 | $63,554 | $101,529 |
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 Garfield Public School District?
$56,000 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Garfield Federation of Teachers Local 3977 and Garfield Board of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $56,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Garfield Public School District salary schedule?
$116,500, at step 20 on MA+MA (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 Garfield Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $104,800, is reached at step 20, 19 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Garfield Public School District?
$4,000 more at the first step: $60,000 on MA against $56,000 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Pennsauken Township Board of Education School Districtstarts $67,055
- Mount Olive Township School Districtstarts $62,100
- Bernards Township School Districtstarts $60,010
- Millburn Township School Districtstarts $71,406
- Winslow Township School Districtstarts $61,154
- Lakewood Township School Districtstarts $62,396
- Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School Districtstarts $63,100
- East Windsor Regional School Districtstarts $70,795
- Montgomery Township School Districtstarts $67,315
- Evesham Township School Districtstarts $57,687
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