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Jefferson Township Public School District salary schedule, 2024-25
Teacher salary guide, 2024-25. 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.
- Jefferson Township Public School District's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $58,090 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $106,189 (MA+45, step 19), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $58,090 and reaches $85,820 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA/MEQ) the range is $60,290 to $93,609.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 19.
- Jefferson Township Public School District enrolled 2,672 students in 2023-24, the 146th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2024-25
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA/MEQ | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,090 | $59,190 | $60,290 | $61,390 | $62,490 | $63,590 |
| 2 | $58,590 | $59,690 | $60,790 | $61,890 | $62,990 | $64,090 |
| 3 | $59,090 | $60,190 | $61,290 | $62,390 | $63,490 | $64,590 |
| 4 | $59,590 | $60,690 | $61,790 | $62,890 | $63,990 | $65,172 |
| 5 | $60,090 | $61,190 | $62,290 | $63,390 | $64,505 | $66,379 |
| 6 | $60,690 | $61,790 | $62,890 | $64,121 | $66,219 | $67,799 |
| 7 | $61,690 | $62,790 | $64,350 | $65,469 | $68,999 | $70,982 |
| 8 | $62,740 | $63,915 | $66,261 | $67,482 | $71,986 | $74,104 |
| 9-10 | $63,840 | $65,176 | $68,009 | $69,441 | $74,752 | $77,317 |
| 11-12 | $65,020 | $66,492 | $70,452 | $72,051 | $78,053 | $80,818 |
| 13-14 | $66,320 | $67,894 | $72,361 | $74,086 | $80,050 | $83,526 |
| 15 | $68,620 | $70,247 | $75,121 | $76,999 | $83,014 | $86,593 |
| 16 | $72,620 | $74,580 | $79,934 | $81,871 | $88,031 | $91,704 |
| 17 | $76,820 | $78,890 | $84,584 | $86,271 | $92,576 | $96,514 |
| 18 | $81,220 | $83,280 | $88,234 | $90,371 | $96,526 | $100,714 |
| 19 | $85,820 | $87,905 | $93,609 | $95,746 | $101,926 | $106,189 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $58,590 | +$500 |
| 3 | $59,090 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $59,590 | +$1,500 |
| 5 | $60,090 | +$2,000 |
| 6 | $60,690 | +$2,600 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $58,090 a year, $4,840.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A of the 2021-2025 agreement, school year 2024-2025, the last year of the term.
Longevity is paid on top of the guide from the second year at the maximum step; see Article XVIII, F of the agreement.
- Soft spot: The PDF PERC serves for this agreement is truncated: its cross-reference table and trailer are missing and no PDF reader will open it. The salary schedule pages were recovered as the page images embedded in the file and read from those, then checked against the rendered image.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $58,090 at step 1 to $85,820 at step 19: 15 step increases worth $1,849 each on average, 48% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,600, between step 18 and step 19.
A master's degree is worth $2,200 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.8%) and $7,789 more at the top of the column (9.1%).
The highest-paid column, MA+45, starts at $63,590 and tops out at $106,189, 24% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Jefferson Township Public School District's starting pay ranks 249th and its top cell ranks 120th; 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 72nd percentile and the top cell at the 69th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $58,090 | $85,820 | 15 | 48% |
| BA+15 | $59,190 | $87,905 | 15 | 49% |
| MA/MEQ | $60,290 | $93,609 | 15 | 55% |
| MA+15 | $61,390 | $95,746 | 15 | 56% |
| MA+30 | $62,490 | $101,926 | 15 | 63% |
| MA+45 | $63,590 | $106,189 | 15 | 67% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Elmwood Park School District | 2,641 | 2023-24 | $53,202 | $57,007 | $99,928 |
| 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 |
| Dumont Public School District | 2,614 | 2024-25 | $61,058 | $65,058 | $112,248 |
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 Jefferson Township Public School District?
$58,090 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2024-25 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,090 (BA).
What is the top of the Jefferson Township Public School District salary schedule?
$106,189, at step 19 on MA+45 (2024-25). 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 Jefferson Township Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $85,820, is reached at step 19, 15 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Jefferson Township Public School District?
$2,200 more at the first step: $60,290 on MA/MEQ against $58,090 on BA (2024-25 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Morris Hills Regional School Districtstarts $66,950
- Elmwood Park School Districtstarts $53,202
- Hazlet Township Public School Districtstarts $55,000
- Southern Regional School Districtstarts $66,081
- Dumont Public School Districtstarts $61,058
- Glen Rock Public School Districtstarts $60,000
- Medford Township School Districtstarts $57,350
- Stafford Township School Districtstarts $60,883
- Haddonfield School Districtstarts $60,856
- Caldwell-West School Districtstarts $57,800
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