Annual salary
$65,484
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2025-26
Lower Cape May 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.
- Lower Cape May Regional School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $65,484 (BA & NON DEGREE, step 1) and tops out at $121,288 (PHD, step 30), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA & NON DEGREE) starts at $65,484 and reaches $115,288 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $68,484 to $118,288.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Lower Cape May Regional School District enrolled 1,164 students in 2023-24, the 286th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA & NON DEGREE | BA +15 | BA +30 | MA | MA +15 | MA +30 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,484 | $66,484 | $67,484 | $68,484 | $69,484 | $70,484 | $71,484 |
| 2 | $66,990 | $67,990 | $68,990 | $69,990 | $70,990 | $71,990 | $72,990 |
| 3 | $68,496 | $69,496 | $70,496 | $71,496 | $72,496 | $73,496 | $74,496 |
| 4 | $70,002 | $71,002 | $72,002 | $73,002 | $74,002 | $75,002 | $76,002 |
| 5 | $71,509 | $72,509 | $73,509 | $74,509 | $75,509 | $76,509 | $77,509 |
| 6 | $73,473 | $74,473 | $75,473 | $76,473 | $77,473 | $78,473 | $79,473 |
| 7 | $75,438 | $76,438 | $77,438 | $78,438 | $79,438 | $80,438 | $81,438 |
| 8 | $77,402 | $78,402 | $79,402 | $80,402 | $81,402 | $82,402 | $83,402 |
| 9 | $80,545 | $81,545 | $82,545 | $83,545 | $84,545 | $85,545 | $86,545 |
| 10 | $83,689 | $84,689 | $85,689 | $86,689 | $87,689 | $88,689 | $89,689 |
| 11 | $86,832 | $87,832 | $88,832 | $89,832 | $90,832 | $91,832 | $92,832 |
| 12 | $89,975 | $90,975 | $91,975 | $92,975 | $93,975 | $94,975 | $95,975 |
| 13 | $93,118 | $94,118 | $95,118 | $96,118 | $97,118 | $98,118 | $99,118 |
| 14 | $96,261 | $97,261 | $98,261 | $99,261 | $100,261 | $101,261 | $102,261 |
| 15 | $99,405 | $100,405 | $101,405 | $102,405 | $103,405 | $104,405 | $105,405 |
| 16 | $102,548 | $103,548 | $104,548 | $105,548 | $106,548 | $107,548 | $108,548 |
| 17 | $103,458 | $104,458 | $105,458 | $106,458 | $107,458 | $108,458 | $109,458 |
| 18 | $104,368 | $105,368 | $106,368 | $107,368 | $108,368 | $109,368 | $110,368 |
| 19 | $105,278 | $106,278 | $107,278 | $108,278 | $109,278 | $110,278 | $111,278 |
| 20 | $106,188 | $107,188 | $108,188 | $109,188 | $110,188 | $111,188 | $112,188 |
| 21 | $107,098 | $108,098 | $109,098 | $110,098 | $111,098 | $112,098 | $113,098 |
| 22 | $108,008 | $109,008 | $110,008 | $111,008 | $112,008 | $113,008 | $114,008 |
| 23 | $108,918 | $109,918 | $110,918 | $111,918 | $112,918 | $113,918 | $114,918 |
| 24 | $109,828 | $110,828 | $111,828 | $112,828 | $113,828 | $114,828 | $115,828 |
| 25 | $110,738 | $111,738 | $112,738 | $113,738 | $114,738 | $115,738 | $116,738 |
| 26 | $111,648 | $112,648 | $113,648 | $114,648 | $115,648 | $116,648 | $117,648 |
| 27 | $112,558 | $113,558 | $114,558 | $115,558 | $116,558 | $117,558 | $118,558 |
| 28 | $113,468 | $114,468 | $115,468 | $116,468 | $117,468 | $118,468 | $119,468 |
| 29 | $114,378 | $115,378 | $116,378 | $117,378 | $118,378 | $119,378 | $120,378 |
| 30 | $115,288 | $116,288 | $117,288 | $118,288 | $119,288 | $120,288 | $121,288 |
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Per month (12)
$5,457.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $66,990 | +$1,506 |
| 3 | $68,496 | +$3,012 |
| 4 | $70,002 | +$4,518 |
| 5 | $71,509 | +$6,025 |
| 6 | $73,473 | +$7,989 |
Worked example as rendered: BA & NON DEGREE, step 1 = $65,484 a year, $5,457.00 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: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026.
Bargained with the Lower Cape May Regional Education Association. The PERC index labels the unit "Lower Alloways Creek EA", which does not match the agreement on file; the agreement names the Lower Cape May Regional Education Association.
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 2025-26. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
The 2021-2026 agreement is on file at PERC as a scan; 2025-26 is the newest guide it prints.
The guide runs on one page in two blocks, steps 1-16 and steps 17-30.
- Soft spot: The scan of this page is faint and the text read dropped or mangled 60 of the 210 cells, including all of step 1, step 11, step 13, step 21, step 23 and part of steps 3-8, 10, 22, 24-27 and 29. Every figure published here was read off the page as rendered.
- Soft spot: Step 22 in the BA +30 column reads 110,008 on the page; the text read returned 140,008. Step 29 reads 114,378 and 115,378 in the first two columns; the text read returned 144,378 and 125,378. The figures published are the ones printed in the agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA & NON DEGREE column a teacher moves from $65,484 at step 1 to $115,288 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,717 each on average, 76% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,144, between step 9 and step 10.
A master's degree is worth $3,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.6%) and $3,000 more at the top of the column (2.6%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $71,484 and tops out at $121,288, 5% above the top of the BA & NON DEGREE column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Lower Cape May Regional School District's starting pay ranks 50th and its top cell ranks 14th; 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 92nd percentile and the top cell at the 85th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA & NON DEGREE | $65,484 | $115,288 | 29 | 76% |
| BA +15 | $66,484 | $116,288 | 29 | 75% |
| BA +30 | $67,484 | $117,288 | 29 | 74% |
| MA | $68,484 | $118,288 | 29 | 73% |
| MA +15 | $69,484 | $119,288 | 29 | 72% |
| MA +30 | $70,484 | $120,288 | 29 | 71% |
| PHD | $71,484 | $121,288 | 29 | 70% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Cape May Regional School District | 1,164 | 2025-26 | $65,484 | $68,484 | $121,288 |
| Millstone Township School District | 1,164 | 2023-24 | $63,490 | $67,290 | $99,340 |
| Mount Holly Township Public School District | 1,152 | 2026-27 | $58,894 | $62,419 | $96,979 |
| Plumsted Township School District | 1,151 | 2026-27 | $62,119 | $65,219 | $95,628 |
| Hillsdale School District | 1,149 | 2026-27 | $55,070 | $60,913 | $111,008 |
| Clinton Township School District | 1,180 | 2026-27 | $67,200 | – | $98,385 |
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 Lower Cape May Regional School District?
$65,484 on the column BA & NON DEGREE 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 $65,484 (BA & NON DEGREE).
What is the top of the Lower Cape May Regional School District salary schedule?
$121,288, at step 30 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 Lower Cape May Regional School District salary schedule?
On the BA & NON DEGREE column the top figure, $115,288, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Lower Cape May Regional School District?
$3,000 more at the first step: $68,484 on MA against $65,484 on BA & NON DEGREE (2025-26 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Millstone Township School Districtstarts $63,490
- Mount Holly Township Public School Districtstarts $58,894
- Plumsted Township School Districtstarts $62,119
- Hillsdale School Districtstarts $55,070
- Clinton Township School Districtstarts $67,200
- Pitman Boro School Districtstarts $49,027
- Bellmawr Public School Districtstarts $59,762
- Lumberton Township Board of Educationstarts $57,966
- Butler Public School Districtstarts $58,645
- River Edge School Districtstarts $56,564
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