Annual salary
$63,710
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2025-26
Madison School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Schedule A 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.
- Madison School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $63,710 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $108,220 (MA+30, step 20), per Madison Board of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $63,710 and reaches $93,920 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $69,385 to $100,722.
- The grid has 3 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Madison Public School District enrolled 2,485 students in 2023-24, the 158th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Schedule A teacher salary guide (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | MA | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $63,710 | $69,385 | $78,010 |
| 2 | $64,110 | $69,785 | $78,410 |
| 3 | $64,510 | $70,185 | $78,810 |
| 4-5 | $65,165 | $70,840 | $79,465 |
| 6 | $66,015 | $71,690 | $80,315 |
| 7-8 | $67,360 | $73,035 | $81,660 |
| 9 | $69,765 | $75,440 | $84,065 |
| 10 | $72,270 | $77,945 | $86,570 |
| 11 | $74,875 | $80,550 | $89,175 |
| 12-13 | $77,580 | $83,255 | $91,880 |
| 14-15 | $80,535 | $87,337 | $94,835 |
| 16-17 | $83,740 | $89,730 | $98,040 |
| 18 | $87,205 | $93,804 | $101,505 |
| 19 | $90,920 | $97,722 | $105,220 |
| 20 | $93,920 | $100,722 | $108,220 |
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Per month (12)
$5,309.17
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,110 | +$400 |
| 3 | $64,510 | +$800 |
| 4-5 | $65,165 | +$1,455 |
| 6 | $66,015 | +$2,305 |
| 7-8 | $67,360 | +$3,650 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $63,710 a year, $5,309.17 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 2022-2026 agreement between the Madison Board of Education and the Madison Education Association; the schedule prints all four contract years side by side and 2025-26 is the last of them.
Longevity is paid outside the guide ($1,100 at 15-19 years, $1,425 at 20-24, $1,780 at 25 or more) and does not apply to employees hired as of July 1 1998.
- Soft spot: The 2022-2026 agreement ran through June 30 2026 and the district has not posted a successor, so 2025-26 is the newest guide it publishes.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $63,710 at step 1 to $93,920 at step 20: 14 step increases worth $2,158 each on average, 47% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,715, between step 18 and step 19.
A master's degree is worth $5,675 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.9%) and $6,802 more at the top of the column (7.2%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $78,010 and tops out at $108,220, 15% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Madison School District's starting pay ranks 75th and its top cell ranks 84th; 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 88th percentile and the top cell at the 72nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $63,710 | $93,920 | 14 | 47% |
| MA | $69,385 | $100,722 | 14 | 45% |
| MA+30 | $78,010 | $108,220 | 14 | 39% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison School District | 2,485 | 2025-26 | $63,710 | $69,385 | $108,220 |
| South River Public School District | 2,469 | 2026-27 | $59,310 | – | $85,775 |
| Berkeley Heights School District | 2,441 | 2025-26 | $58,485 | $64,803 | $126,147 |
| Rockaway Township School District | 2,431 | 2026-27 | $63,495 | $67,560 | $107,695 |
| Hunterdon Central Regional High School District | 2,428 | 2026-27 | $62,525 | $68,150 | $108,490 |
| Rutherford School District | 2,544 | 2026-27 | $56,579 | $62,616 | $110,602 |
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 Madison School District?
$63,710 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Madison Board of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $63,710 (BA).
What is the top of the Madison School District salary schedule?
$108,220, at step 20 on MA+30 (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 Madison School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $93,920, is reached at step 20, 14 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Madison School District?
$5,675 more at the first step: $69,385 on MA against $63,710 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- South River Public School Districtstarts $59,310
- Berkeley Heights School Districtstarts $58,485
- Rockaway Township School Districtstarts $63,495
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School Districtstarts $62,525
- Rutherford School Districtstarts $56,579
- Gloucester City Public School Districtstarts $59,612
- Caldwell-West School Districtstarts $57,800
- Stafford Township School Districtstarts $60,883
- Glen Rock Public School Districtstarts $60,000
- Dumont Public School Districtstarts $61,058
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