Annual salary
$68,765
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Hackettstown 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.
- Hackettstown Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $68,765 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $108,805 (PHD, step 21), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $68,765 and reaches $96,055 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $76,415 to $103,705.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Hackettstown Public School District enrolled 2,041 students in 2023-24, the 195th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+30 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $68,765 | $71,315 | $73,865 | $76,415 | $78,965 | $81,515 |
| 2-3 | $70,285 | $72,835 | $75,385 | $77,935 | $80,485 | $83,035 |
| 4-5 | $71,805 | $74,355 | $76,905 | $79,455 | $82,005 | $84,555 |
| 6 | $73,325 | $75,875 | $78,425 | $80,975 | $83,525 | $86,075 |
| 7 | $74,845 | $77,395 | $79,945 | $82,495 | $85,045 | $87,595 |
| 8 | $76,360 | $78,910 | $81,460 | $84,010 | $86,560 | $89,110 |
| 9 | $77,875 | $80,425 | $82,975 | $85,525 | $88,075 | $90,625 |
| 10 | $79,390 | $81,940 | $84,490 | $87,040 | $89,590 | $92,140 |
| 11 | $80,905 | $83,455 | $86,005 | $88,555 | $91,105 | $93,655 |
| 12 | $82,420 | $84,970 | $87,520 | $90,070 | $92,620 | $95,170 |
| 13 | $83,935 | $86,485 | $89,035 | $91,585 | $94,135 | $96,685 |
| 14 | $85,450 | $88,000 | $90,550 | $93,100 | $95,650 | $98,200 |
| 15 | $86,965 | $89,515 | $92,065 | $94,615 | $97,165 | $99,715 |
| 16 | $88,480 | $91,030 | $93,580 | $96,130 | $98,680 | $101,230 |
| 17 | $89,995 | $92,545 | $95,095 | $97,645 | $100,195 | $102,745 |
| 18 | $91,510 | $94,060 | $96,610 | $99,160 | $101,710 | $104,260 |
| 19 | $93,025 | $95,575 | $98,125 | $100,675 | $103,225 | $105,775 |
| 20 | $94,540 | $97,090 | $99,640 | $102,190 | $104,740 | $107,290 |
| 21 | $96,055 | $98,605 | $101,155 | $103,705 | $106,255 | $108,805 |
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Per month (12)
$5,730.42
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | $70,285 | +$1,520 |
| 4-5 | $71,805 | +$3,040 |
| 6 | $73,325 | +$4,560 |
| 7 | $74,845 | +$6,080 |
| 8 | $76,360 | +$7,595 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $68,765 a year, $5,730.42 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: 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2028.
Bargained with Hackettstown EA.
The agreement is on file at PERC as a scan with no text layer. The guide was read off the scanned page and every figure was then checked against the page as rendered.
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.
Steps 2-3 and 4-5 are frozen pairs and are printed that way on the guide.
The step column label 4-5 was returned by the text read as 'Ar5' and was corrected against the rendered page.
Teachers who are off-guide receive the same dollar increase for 2026-27, 2,120.
Longevity is paid above the guide and is not part of the table: 100 at 18-20 years in education, 200 at 21-25, 300 at 26-30, 400 at 31-35, 500 at 36-40 and 600 at 41 or more; for employees hired on or after July 1, 2016 longevity accrues only on years worked in the Hackettstown district.
The agreement runs 2023-2028 and prints a 2027-28 guide as well; the 2026-27 guide published here is the one in force for the current school year.
- Soft spot: Step 7 in the MA column came back empty from the text read of the page; it is printed there as 82,495, and that is the figure published.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $68,765 at step 1 to $96,055 at step 21: 18 step increases worth $1,516 each on average, 40% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,520, between step 1 and step 2-3.
A master's degree is worth $7,650 more than a bachelor's at the first step (11.1%) and $7,650 more at the top of the column (8.0%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $81,515 and tops out at $108,805, 13% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Hackettstown Public School District's starting pay ranks 19th and its top cell ranks 80th; 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 96th percentile and the top cell at the 72nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $68,765 | $96,055 | 18 | 40% |
| BA+15 | $71,315 | $98,605 | 18 | 38% |
| BA+30 | $73,865 | $101,155 | 18 | 37% |
| MA | $76,415 | $103,705 | 18 | 36% |
| MA+30 | $78,965 | $106,255 | 18 | 35% |
| PHD | $81,515 | $108,805 | 18 | 33% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackettstown Public School District | 2,041 | 2026-27 | $68,765 | $76,415 | $108,805 |
| Wyckoff Township Public School District | 2,042 | 2023-24 | $60,784 | $65,784 | $105,763 |
| North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District | 2,044 | 2023-24 | $57,480 | $67,425 | $101,735 |
| Upper Freehold Regional School District | 2,055 | 2025-26 | $65,166 | $67,866 | $118,448 |
| Pine Hill School District | 2,010 | 2025-26 | $58,757 | $62,871 | $103,500 |
| Rancocas Valley Regional High School District | 2,077 | 2026-27 | $65,916 | $69,691 | $104,966 |
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 Hackettstown Public School District?
$68,765 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 $68,765 (BA).
What is the top of the Hackettstown Public School District salary schedule?
$108,805, at step 21 on PHD (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 Hackettstown Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $96,055, is reached at step 21, 18 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Hackettstown Public School District?
$7,650 more at the first step: $76,415 on MA against $68,765 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Wyckoff Township Public School Districtstarts $60,784
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School Districtstarts $57,480
- Upper Freehold Regional School Districtstarts $65,166
- Pine Hill School Districtstarts $58,757
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School Districtstarts $65,916
- Leonia Public School Districtstarts $59,077
- Middlesex Borough School Districtstarts $59,253
- Haddon Township School Districtstarts $55,128
- West Morris Regional High School Districtstarts $53,985
- Pequannock Township School Districtstarts $60,115
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