Hopatcong Borough Schools salary schedule, 2026-27

Salary guide, Year 4 (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and new step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

Hopatcong Borough Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $72,140 (BA, new step 1) and tops out at $112,090 (MA+60, new step 17), per Hopatcong Borough Board of Education (effective July 1, 2020).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $72,140 and reaches $99,140 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (MA) the range is $78,990 to $105,990.
The grid has 8 column columns and 17 new step rows; the highest cell is reached at new step 17.
Hopatcong Borough School District enrolled 1,581 students in 2023-24, the 233rd-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.

Salary guide, Year 4 (2026-27)

Transcribed from imageDocumentHopatcong Borough Board of EducationSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2020

New Step \ Column	BA	BA+15	BA+30	MA	MA+15	MA+30	MA+45	MA+60
1	$72,140	$74,740	$76,490	$78,990	$80,090	$82,490	$83,790	$85,090
2	$73,140	$75,740	$77,490	$79,990	$81,090	$83,490	$84,790	$86,090
3	$74,140	$76,740	$78,490	$80,990	$82,090	$84,490	$85,790	$87,090
4	$75,140	$77,740	$79,490	$81,990	$83,090	$85,490	$86,790	$88,090
5	$76,140	$78,740	$80,490	$82,990	$84,090	$86,490	$87,790	$89,090
6	$77,140	$79,740	$81,490	$83,990	$85,090	$87,490	$88,790	$90,090
7	$79,140	$81,740	$83,490	$85,990	$87,090	$89,490	$90,790	$92,090
8	$81,140	$83,740	$85,490	$87,990	$89,090	$91,490	$92,790	$94,090
9	$83,140	$85,740	$87,490	$89,990	$91,090	$93,490	$94,790	$96,090
10	$85,140	$87,740	$89,490	$91,990	$93,090	$95,490	$96,790	$98,090
11	$87,140	$89,740	$91,490	$93,990	$95,090	$97,490	$98,790	$100,090
12	$89,140	$91,740	$93,490	$95,990	$97,090	$99,490	$100,790	$102,090
13	$91,140	$93,740	$95,490	$97,990	$99,090	$101,490	$102,790	$104,090
14	$93,140	$95,740	$97,490	$99,990	$101,090	$103,490	$104,790	$106,090
15	$95,140	$97,740	$99,490	$101,990	$103,090	$105,490	$106,790	$108,090
16	$97,140	$99,740	$101,490	$103,990	$105,090	$107,490	$108,790	$110,090
17	$99,140	$101,740	$103,490	$105,990	$107,090	$109,490	$110,790	$112,090

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Column

New Step

Annual salary

$72,140

Per month (12)

$6,011.67

Next 5 steps in this column

New Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$73,140	+$1,000
3	$74,140	+$2,000
4	$75,140	+$3,000
5	$76,140	+$4,000
6	$77,140	+$5,000

Worked example as rendered: BA, new step 1 = $72,140 a year, $6,011.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

Year 4 of the teachers' contract between the Hopatcong Borough Board of Education and the Hopatcong Education Association.

The guide's step column is labelled New Step.

Soft spot: The posted contract is a scan with no text layer; the grid was read by OCR and checked against the rendered page. Every row on this guide carries the same eight lane offsets and the BA column rises $1,000 a step through step 6 and $2,000 a step after it, which the transcription satisfies.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Hopatcong Borough Schools?

$72,140 on the column BA at new step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Hopatcong Borough Board of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $72,140 (BA).

What is the top of the Hopatcong Borough Schools salary schedule?

$112,090, at new step 17 on MA+60 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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