Annual salary
$60,426
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2025-26
Hopewell Valley Regional School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26. 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.
- Hopewell Valley Regional School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,426 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $107,728 (PhD, step 18), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,426 and reaches $101,576 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $64,415 to $105,565.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
- Hopewell Valley Regional School District enrolled 3,432 students in 2023-24, the 112th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,426 | $61,565 | $64,415 | $64,642 | $65,610 | $66,578 |
| 2 | $61,426 | $62,565 | $65,415 | $65,642 | $66,610 | $67,578 |
| 3 | $63,326 | $64,465 | $67,315 | $67,542 | $68,510 | $69,478 |
| 4 | $65,226 | $66,365 | $69,215 | $69,442 | $70,410 | $71,378 |
| 5 | $67,126 | $68,265 | $71,115 | $71,342 | $72,310 | $73,278 |
| 6 | $69,026 | $70,165 | $73,015 | $73,242 | $74,210 | $75,178 |
| 7 | $71,326 | $72,465 | $75,315 | $75,542 | $76,510 | $77,478 |
| 8 | $73,626 | $74,765 | $77,615 | $77,842 | $78,810 | $79,778 |
| 9 | $75,926 | $77,065 | $79,915 | $80,142 | $81,110 | $82,078 |
| 10 | $78,426 | $79,565 | $82,415 | $82,642 | $83,610 | $84,578 |
| 11 | $80,926 | $82,065 | $84,915 | $85,142 | $86,110 | $87,078 |
| 12 | $83,626 | $84,765 | $87,615 | $87,842 | $88,810 | $89,778 |
| 13 | $86,326 | $87,465 | $90,315 | $90,542 | $91,510 | $92,478 |
| 14 | $89,226 | $90,365 | $93,215 | $93,442 | $94,410 | $95,378 |
| 15 | $92,226 | $93,365 | $96,215 | $96,442 | $97,410 | $98,378 |
| 16 | $95,276 | $96,415 | $99,265 | $99,492 | $100,460 | $101,428 |
| 17 | $98,376 | $99,515 | $102,365 | $102,592 | $104,528 | |
| 18 | $101,576 | $102,715 | $105,565 | $105,792 | $106,760 | $107,728 |
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Per month (12)
$5,035.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,426 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $63,326 | +$2,900 |
| 4 | $65,226 | +$4,800 |
| 5 | $67,126 | +$6,700 |
| 6 | $69,026 | +$8,600 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,426 a year, $5,035.50 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: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2028.
Bargained with Hopewell Valley EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
The agreement labels this guide 2025-26. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
Table caption in the agreement: TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE 2025-2026
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,426 at step 1 to $101,576 at step 18: 17 step increases worth $2,421 each on average, 68% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,200, between step 17 and step 18.
A master's degree is worth $3,989 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.6%) and $3,989 more at the top of the column (3.9%).
The highest-paid column, PhD, starts at $66,578 and tops out at $107,728, 6% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Hopewell Valley Regional School District's starting pay ranks 167th and its top cell ranks 93rd; 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 79th percentile and the top cell at the 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,426 | $101,576 | 17 | 68% |
| BA+30 | $61,565 | $102,715 | 17 | 67% |
| MA | $64,415 | $105,565 | 17 | 64% |
| MA+15 | $64,642 | $105,792 | 17 | 64% |
| MA+30 | $65,610 | $106,760 | 16 | 63% |
| PhD | $66,578 | $107,728 | 17 | 62% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Valley Regional School District | 3,432 | 2025-26 | $60,426 | $64,415 | $107,728 |
| Neptune Township School District | 3,411 | 2026-27 | $63,214 | $64,914 | $106,089 |
| Freehold Township School District | 3,461 | 2025-26 | $60,102 | $63,102 | $115,702 |
| Montville Township School District | 3,472 | 2026-27 | $60,702 | $67,403 | $110,232 |
| Roxbury Township Public Schools | 3,389 | 2026-27 | $58,520 | $64,120 | $107,698 |
| Tenafly Public School District | 3,487 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $68,200 | $115,130 |
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 Hopewell Valley Regional School District?
$60,426 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,426 (BA).
What is the top of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District salary schedule?
$107,728, at step 18 on PhD (2025-26). 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 Hopewell Valley Regional School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $101,576, is reached at step 18, 17 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Hopewell Valley Regional School District?
$3,989 more at the first step: $64,415 on MA against $60,426 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Neptune Township School Districtstarts $63,214
- Freehold Township School Districtstarts $60,102
- Montville Township School Districtstarts $60,702
- Roxbury Township Public Schoolsstarts $58,520
- Tenafly Public School Districtstarts $64,000
- Sparta Township Public School Districtstarts $65,045
- Black Horse Pike Regional School Districtstarts $60,500
- Hoboken Board of Educationstarts $61,000
- Hammonton School Districtstarts $58,715
- Dover Public School Districtstarts $63,335
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