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Hazlet Township 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.
- Hazlet Township Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $55,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $105,000 (MA+30, step 20), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $55,000 and reaches $100,000 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $57,500 to $102,500.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Hazlet Township Public School District enrolled 2,724 students in 2023-24, the 145th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+20 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,000 | $55,800 | $57,500 | $59,000 | $60,000 |
| 2 | $56,000 | $56,800 | $58,500 | $60,000 | $61,000 |
| 3 | $57,000 | $57,800 | $59,500 | $61,000 | $62,000 |
| 4 | $58,000 | $58,800 | $60,500 | $62,000 | $63,000 |
| 5 | $60,000 | $60,800 | $62,500 | $64,000 | $65,000 |
| 6 | $62,000 | $62,800 | $64,500 | $66,000 | $67,000 |
| 7 | $64,000 | $64,800 | $66,500 | $68,000 | $69,000 |
| 8 | $66,000 | $66,800 | $68,500 | $70,000 | $71,000 |
| 9 | $68,000 | $68,800 | $70,500 | $72,000 | $73,000 |
| 10 | $70,000 | $70,800 | $72,500 | $74,000 | $75,000 |
| 11 | $72,000 | $72,800 | $74,500 | $76,000 | $77,000 |
| 12 | $74,000 | $74,800 | $76,500 | $78,000 | $79,000 |
| 13 | $77,000 | $77,800 | $79,500 | $81,000 | $82,000 |
| 14 | $80,000 | $80,800 | $82,500 | $84,000 | $85,000 |
| 15 | $83,000 | $83,800 | $85,500 | $87,000 | $88,000 |
| 16 | $86,000 | $86,800 | $88,500 | $90,000 | $91,000 |
| 17 | $90,000 | $90,800 | $92,500 | $94,000 | $95,000 |
| 18 | $93,000 | $93,800 | $95,500 | $97,000 | $98,000 |
| 19 | $97,000 | $97,800 | $99,500 | $101,000 | $102,000 |
| 20 | $100,000 | $100,800 | $102,500 | $104,000 | $105,000 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $56,000 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $57,000 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $58,000 | +$3,000 |
| 5 | $60,000 | +$5,000 |
| 6 | $62,000 | +$7,000 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $55,000 a year, $4,583.33 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: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Hazlet Tp 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.
Appendix E of the agreement, the last of five yearly guides in a 2022-2027 term.
The page defines the columns: BA is a standard certificate and/or bachelor's degree, BA+20 adds 20 graduate credits, MA a master's degree, MA+15 and MA+30 add graduate credits beyond it.
- Soft spot: Step 1 in the BA column reads 55,000 on the page; the text read of it returned 5,000. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 2 in the MA column reads 58,500 on the page; the text read of it returned 68,500. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $55,000 at step 1 to $100,000 at step 20: 19 step increases worth $2,368 each on average, 82% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,000, between step 16 and step 17.
A master's degree is worth $2,500 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.5%) and $2,500 more at the top of the column (2.5%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $60,000 and tops out at $105,000, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Hazlet Township Public School District's starting pay ranks 299th and its top cell ranks 139th; 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 63rd percentile and the top cell at the 67th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $55,000 | $100,000 | 19 | 82% |
| BA+20 | $55,800 | $100,800 | 19 | 81% |
| MA | $57,500 | $102,500 | 19 | 78% |
| MA+15 | $59,000 | $104,000 | 19 | 76% |
| MA+30 | $60,000 | $105,000 | 19 | 75% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlet Township Public School District | 2,724 | 2026-27 | $55,000 | $57,500 | $105,000 |
| Southern Regional School District | 2,726 | 2025-26 | $66,081 | $69,081 | $117,839 |
| Medford Township School District | 2,745 | 2024-25 | $57,350 | $63,436 | $110,437 |
| Haddonfield School District | 2,763 | 2026-27 | $60,856 | $64,088 | $101,914 |
| Jefferson Township Public School District | 2,672 | 2024-25 | $58,090 | $60,290 | $106,189 |
| Morris Hills Regional School District | 2,654 | 2023-24 | $66,950 | $71,950 | $110,265 |
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 Hazlet Township Public School District?
$55,000 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 $55,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Hazlet Township Public School District salary schedule?
$105,000, at step 20 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 Hazlet Township Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $100,000, is reached at step 20, 19 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Hazlet Township Public School District?
$2,500 more at the first step: $57,500 on MA against $55,000 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Southern Regional School Districtstarts $66,081
- Medford Township School Districtstarts $57,350
- Haddonfield School Districtstarts $60,856
- Jefferson Township Public School Districtstarts $58,090
- Morris Hills Regional School Districtstarts $66,950
- Elmwood Park School Districtstarts $53,202
- Mahwah Township Public School Districtstarts $61,606
- Westwood Regional School Districtstarts $56,000
- Dumont Public School Districtstarts $61,058
- Glen Rock Public School Districtstarts $60,000
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