Annual salary
$61,000
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2025-26
Metuchen School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teachers salary guide (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a group and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Metuchen School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $61,000 (Group 1 BA, step A) and tops out at $103,125 (Group 5 DOCT, step N), per Metuchen Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Group 1 BA) starts at $61,000 and reaches $93,750 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Group 3 MA) the range is $64,050 to $98,438.
- The grid has 5 group columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step N.
- Metuchen Public School District enrolled 2,303 students in 2023-24, the 169th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide (2025-26)
| Step \ Group | Group 1 BA | Group 2 BA+30 | Group 3 MA | Group 4 MA+30 | Group 5 DOCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $61,000 | $62,525 | $64,050 | $65,575 | $67,100 |
| B | $61,250 | $62,781 | $64,313 | $65,844 | $67,375 |
| C | $61,500 | $63,038 | $64,575 | $66,113 | $67,650 |
| D | $62,000 | $63,550 | $65,100 | $66,650 | $68,200 |
| E | $62,500 | $64,063 | $65,625 | $67,188 | $68,750 |
| F | $63,000 | $64,575 | $66,150 | $67,725 | $69,300 |
| G | $63,500 | $65,088 | $66,675 | $68,263 | $69,850 |
| H | $64,725 | $66,343 | $67,961 | $69,579 | $71,198 |
| I | $68,825 | $70,546 | $72,266 | $73,987 | $75,708 |
| J | $73,300 | $75,133 | $76,965 | $78,798 | $80,630 |
| K | $78,000 | $79,950 | $81,900 | $83,850 | $85,800 |
| L | $83,000 | $85,075 | $87,150 | $89,225 | $91,300 |
| M | $88,450 | $90,661 | $92,873 | $95,084 | $97,295 |
| N | $93,750 | $96,094 | $98,438 | $100,781 | $103,125 |
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Per month (12)
$5,083.33
Next 5 steps in this group
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| B | $61,250 | +$250 |
| C | $61,500 | +$500 |
| D | $62,000 | +$1,000 |
| E | $62,500 | +$1,500 |
| F | $63,000 | +$2,000 |
Worked example as rendered: Group 1 BA, step A = $61,000 a year, $5,083.33 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 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026 agreement between the Metuchen Board of Education and the Metuchen Education Association; the contract prints a guide for each of the three years and this is 2025-2026. The district's own site publishes no agreement, so this comes from the association.
The district labels its steps with letters A through N, not numbers, and that is how they are published here.
This is an index guide and the contract states the index: 2.5 percent above base for a bachelor's plus 30 credits, 5 percent for a master's, 7.5 percent for a master's plus 30 and 10 percent for a doctorate. Every cell in all fourteen rows equals the row's Group 1 figure times that factor rounded to the dollar, which is the check used, and each cell was also read off the rendered page image because the posted contract is a scan.
Longevity is paid above the guide plus degree premium after a year at the top: 2.00 percent at 5 years of district service, 2.50 at 10, 3.00 at 15, 4.50 at 20, 5.00 at 25 and 5.50 at 30.
- Soft spot: The agreement expires 30 June 2026 and no successor is posted, so 2025-26 is the most recent Metuchen guide published.
How this schedule moves
On the Group 1 BA column a teacher moves from $61,000 at step A to $93,750 at step N: 13 step increases worth $2,519 each on average, 54% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,450, between step L and step M.
A master's degree is worth $3,050 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.0%) and $4,688 more at the top of the column (5.0%).
The highest-paid column, Group 5 DOCT, starts at $67,100 and tops out at $103,125, 10% above the top of the Group 1 BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Metuchen School District's starting pay ranks 136th and its top cell ranks 159th; 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 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 64th percentile.
Column by column
| Group | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 BA | $61,000 | $93,750 | 13 | 54% |
| Group 2 BA+30 | $62,525 | $96,094 | 13 | 54% |
| Group 3 MA | $64,050 | $98,438 | 13 | 54% |
| Group 4 MA+30 | $65,575 | $100,781 | 13 | 54% |
| Group 5 DOCT | $67,100 | $103,125 | 13 | 54% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metuchen School District | 2,303 | 2025-26 | $61,000 | $64,050 | $103,125 |
| Clark Township Public School District | 2,307 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $65,000 | $116,000 |
| Central Regional School District | 2,285 | 2026-27 | $42,000 | $42,000 | $112,154 |
| Collingswood Public School District | 2,270 | 2026-27 | $61,400 | $63,650 | $96,850 |
| New Providence School District | 2,352 | 2023-24 | $56,999 | – | $107,669 |
| Springfield Public School District | 2,238 | 2022-23 | $60,247 | $64,980 | $110,459 |
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 Metuchen School District?
$61,000 on the group Group 1 BA at step A of the 2025-26 schedule (Metuchen Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,000 (Group 1 BA).
What is the top of the Metuchen School District salary schedule?
$103,125, at step N on Group 5 DOCT (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 Metuchen School District salary schedule?
On the Group 1 BA column the top figure, $93,750, is reached at step N, 13 step increases after step A (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Metuchen School District?
$3,050 more at the first step: $64,050 on Group 3 MA against $61,000 on Group 1 BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Clark Township Public School Districtstarts $60,000
- Central Regional School Districtstarts $42,000
- Collingswood Public School Districtstarts $61,400
- New Providence School Districtstarts $56,999
- Springfield Public School Districtstarts $60,247
- Bordentown Regional School Districtstarts $62,425
- Verona Public Schoolsstarts $54,994
- Gloucester City Public School Districtstarts $59,612
- Somerville Public School Districtstarts $62,064
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School Districtstarts $62,525
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