Annual salary
$68,136
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Lawrence 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.
- Lawrence Township Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $68,136 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $102,586 (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 $68,136 and reaches $97,386 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $70,836 to $100,086.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Lawrence Township Public School District enrolled 3,758 students in 2023-24, the 97th-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+30 | MA | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $68,136 | $69,636 | $70,836 | $73,336 |
| 2-3 | $68,636 | $70,136 | $71,336 | $73,836 |
| 4 | $69,386 | $70,886 | $72,086 | $74,586 |
| 5 | $70,186 | $71,686 | $72,886 | $75,386 |
| 6 | $71,086 | $72,586 | $73,786 | $76,286 |
| 7 | $72,286 | $73,786 | $74,986 | $77,486 |
| 8 | $73,511 | $75,011 | $76,211 | $78,711 |
| 9 | $74,811 | $76,311 | $77,511 | $80,011 |
| 10-11 | $76,411 | $77,911 | $79,111 | $81,611 |
| 12 | $78,211 | $79,711 | $80,911 | $83,411 |
| 13-14 | $80,611 | $82,111 | $83,311 | $85,811 |
| 15 | $83,211 | $84,711 | $85,911 | $88,411 |
| 16 | $86,011 | $87,511 | $88,711 | $91,211 |
| 17 | $88,811 | $90,311 | $91,511 | $94,011 |
| 18 | $91,611 | $93,111 | $94,311 | $96,811 |
| 19 | $94,486 | $95,986 | $97,186 | $99,686 |
| 20 | $97,386 | $98,886 | $100,086 | $102,586 |
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Per month (12)
$5,678.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | $68,636 | +$500 |
| 4 | $69,386 | +$1,250 |
| 5 | $70,186 | +$2,050 |
| 6 | $71,086 | +$2,950 |
| 7 | $72,286 | +$4,150 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $68,136 a year, $5,678.00 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: 07/07/2025 - 06/30/2028.
Bargained with Lawrence 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.
Schedule A. A separate longevity table below the guide pays $1,750 at 20 years, $2,000 at 25 and $2,500 at 30; it is not part of the grid.
- Soft spot: The fourth column heading was read as 'MA+430' and is printed MA+30 on the page.
- Soft spot: Step 19 in the BA column reads 94,486 on the page; the text read of it returned 94.486. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 17 in the MA+30 column reads 94,011 on the page; the text read of it returned 94.011. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 19 in the MA+30 column reads 99,686 on the page; the text read of it returned 99.686. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $68,136 at step 1 to $97,386 at step 20: 16 step increases worth $1,828 each on average, 43% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,900, between step 19 and step 20.
A master's degree is worth $2,700 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.0%) and $2,700 more at the top of the column (2.8%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $73,336 and tops out at $102,586, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Lawrence Township Public School District's starting pay ranks 22nd and its top cell ranks 167th; 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 95th percentile and the top cell at the 64th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $68,136 | $97,386 | 16 | 43% |
| BA+30 | $69,636 | $98,886 | 16 | 42% |
| MA | $70,836 | $100,086 | 16 | 41% |
| MA+30 | $73,336 | $102,586 | 16 | 40% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Township Public School District | 3,758 | 2026-27 | $68,136 | $70,836 | $102,586 |
| Cranford Public School District | 3,768 | 2023-24 | $55,867 | $62,468 | $107,132 |
| Willingboro Public School District | 3,782 | 2024-25 | $58,896 | $63,854 | $98,636 |
| Lacey Township School District | 3,786 | 2024-25 | $60,000 | – | $95,775 |
| Bergenfield Borough School District | 3,710 | 2025-26 | $60,000 | $67,500 | $109,775 |
| North Plainfield School District | 3,701 | 2026-27 | $69,630 | $72,630 | $103,470 |
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 Lawrence Township Public School District?
$68,136 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 $68,136 (BA).
What is the top of the Lawrence Township Public School District salary schedule?
$102,586, 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 Lawrence Township Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $97,386, is reached at step 20, 16 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Lawrence Township Public School District?
$2,700 more at the first step: $70,836 on MA against $68,136 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Cranford Public School Districtstarts $55,867
- Willingboro Public School Districtstarts $58,896
- Lacey Township School Districtstarts $60,000
- Bergenfield Borough School Districtstarts $60,000
- North Plainfield School Districtstarts $69,630
- South Plainfield Public Schoolsstarts $64,635
- Princeton Public School Districtstarts $63,790
- Burlington Township School Districtstarts $68,794
- Barnegat Township School Districtstarts $63,089
- Paramus Public School Districtstarts $57,547
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