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New Hanover Township School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teachers salary guide, Year 3 (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.
- New Hanover Township School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,756 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $96,556 (MA+30, step 16), per New Hanover Township Board of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $58,756 and reaches $92,556 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $61,056 to $94,856.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- New Hanover Township enrolled 197 students in 2023-24, the 495th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide, Year 3 (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,756 | $59,756 | $60,356 | $61,056 | $61,856 | $62,756 |
| 2 | $59,756 | $60,756 | $61,356 | $62,056 | $62,856 | $63,756 |
| 3 | $60,756 | $61,756 | $62,356 | $63,056 | $63,856 | $64,756 |
| 4 | $61,756 | $62,756 | $63,356 | $64,056 | $64,856 | $65,756 |
| 5 | $63,756 | $64,756 | $65,356 | $66,056 | $66,856 | $67,756 |
| 6 | $65,756 | $66,756 | $67,356 | $68,056 | $68,856 | $69,756 |
| 7 | $67,756 | $68,756 | $69,356 | $70,056 | $70,856 | $71,756 |
| 8 | $69,856 | $70,856 | $71,456 | $72,156 | $72,956 | $73,856 |
| 9 | $71,956 | $72,956 | $73,556 | $74,256 | $75,056 | $75,956 |
| 10 | $74,156 | $75,156 | $75,756 | $76,456 | $77,256 | $78,156 |
| 11 | $76,356 | $77,356 | $77,956 | $78,656 | $79,456 | $80,356 |
| 12 | $78,656 | $79,656 | $80,256 | $80,956 | $81,756 | $82,656 |
| 13 | $81,156 | $82,156 | $82,756 | $83,456 | $84,256 | $85,156 |
| 14 | $84,156 | $85,156 | $85,756 | $86,456 | $87,256 | $88,156 |
| 15 | $88,356 | $89,356 | $89,956 | $90,656 | $91,456 | $92,356 |
| 16 | $92,556 | $93,556 | $94,156 | $94,856 | $95,656 | $96,556 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,756 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $60,756 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $61,756 | +$3,000 |
| 5 | $63,756 | +$5,000 |
| 6 | $65,756 | +$7,000 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $58,756 a year, $4,896.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Year 3 of the 2024-2029 contract between the New Hanover Township Board of Education and the New Hanover Education Association.
- Soft spot: The posted contract is a scan with no text layer; the grid was read by OCR and checked against the rendered page. Every row carries the same five lane offsets (+1,000, +600, +700, +800, +900), which the transcription satisfies.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $58,756 at step 1 to $92,556 at step 16: 15 step increases worth $2,253 each on average, 58% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,200, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $2,300 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.9%) and $2,300 more at the top of the column (2.5%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $62,756 and tops out at $96,556, 4% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, New Hanover Township School District's starting pay ranks 231st and its top cell ranks 242nd; 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 74th percentile and the top cell at the 56th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $58,756 | $92,556 | 15 | 58% |
| BA+15 | $59,756 | $93,556 | 15 | 57% |
| BA+30 | $60,356 | $94,156 | 15 | 56% |
| MA | $61,056 | $94,856 | 15 | 55% |
| MA+15 | $61,856 | $95,656 | 15 | 55% |
| MA+30 | $62,756 | $96,556 | 15 | 54% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover Township School District | 197 | 2026-27 | $58,756 | $61,056 | $96,556 |
| Estell Manor School District | 193 | 2024-25 | $59,282 | – | $91,142 |
| Fredon Township School District | 187 | 2025-26 | $60,143 | $62,943 | $93,028 |
| Franklin Township School District (Warren County) | 215 | 2026-27 | $58,980 | $64,230 | $88,765 |
| Lafayette Township School District | 217 | 2026-27 | $63,015 | – | $94,350 |
| Seaside Heights School District | 174 | 2024-25 | $58,784 | $60,384 | $92,809 |
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 New Hanover Township School District?
$58,756 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (New Hanover Township Board of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,756 (BA).
What is the top of the New Hanover Township School District salary schedule?
$96,556, at step 16 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 New Hanover Township School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $92,556, is reached at step 16, 15 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in New Hanover Township School District?
$2,300 more at the first step: $61,056 on MA against $58,756 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Estell Manor School Districtstarts $59,282
- Fredon Township School Districtstarts $60,143
- Franklin Township School District (Warren County)starts $58,980
- Lafayette Township School Districtstarts $63,015
- Seaside Heights School Districtstarts $58,784
- North Wildwood School Districtstarts $60,000
- Mannington Township School Districtstarts $63,709
- Wenonah Boro School Districtstarts $57,593
- Cape May City School Districtstarts $59,500
- Hamburg School Districtstarts $64,053
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