Annual salary
$70,000
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Newark Public School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher and Child Study Team Salary Guide (2026-2027). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a guide and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Newark Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $70,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $114,750 (PhD, step 16), per Newark Board of Education and Newark Teachers Union (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $70,000 and reaches $110,000 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $72,250 to $112,250.
- The grid has 3 guide columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Newark Public School District enrolled 42,791 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher and Child Study Team Salary Guide (2026-2027)
Official sourceDocumentNewark Board of Education and Newark Teachers UnionSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Guide | BA | MA | PhD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | $72,250 | $74,750 |
| 2 | $70,500 | $72,750 | $75,250 |
| 3 | $71,000 | $73,250 | $75,750 |
| 4 | $71,500 | $73,750 | $76,250 |
| 5 | $72,000 | $74,250 | $76,750 |
| 6 | $73,000 | $75,250 | $77,750 |
| 7 | $74,000 | $76,250 | $78,750 |
| 8 | $75,500 | $77,750 | $80,250 |
| 9 | $77,000 | $79,250 | $81,750 |
| 10 | $80,000 | $82,250 | $84,750 |
| 11 | $84,500 | $86,750 | $89,250 |
| 12 | $90,375 | $92,625 | $95,125 |
| 13 | $96,500 | $98,750 | $101,250 |
| 14 | $104,000 | $106,250 | $108,750 |
| 15 | $107,500 | $109,750 | $112,250 |
| 16 | $110,000 | $112,250 | $114,750 |
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Per month (12)
$5,833.33
Next 5 steps in this guide
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $70,500 | +$500 |
| 3 | $71,000 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $71,500 | +$1,500 |
| 5 | $72,000 | +$2,000 |
| 6 | $73,000 | +$3,000 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $70,000 a year, $5,833.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix 1 of the agreement between the Newark Board of Education and the Newark Teachers Union, signed May 23, 2024.
The same appendix carries guides for 2024-2025 (whose steps are lettered A to P), 2025-2026, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029; only the 2026-2027 guide is reproduced here.
Instructional specialist, school clerk, teacher aide and other unit guides are in separate appendices and are excluded.
- Soft spot: Newark Public Schools does not post the contract itself; the ratified agreement (Final Contract Book, 3/15/2025) is published by the Newark Teachers Union, AFT Local 481. The document does not state the number of contract days.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $70,000 at step 1 to $110,000 at step 16: 15 step increases worth $2,667 each on average, 57% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $7,500, between step 13 and step 14.
A master's degree is worth $2,250 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.2%) and $2,250 more at the top of the column (2.0%).
The highest-paid column, PhD, starts at $74,750 and tops out at $114,750, 4% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Newark Public School District's starting pay ranks 12th and its top cell ranks 47th; 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 97th percentile and the top cell at the 79th percentile.
Column by column
| Guide | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $70,000 | $110,000 | 15 | 57% |
| MA | $72,250 | $112,250 | 15 | 55% |
| PhD | $74,750 | $114,750 | 15 | 54% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Public School District | 42,791 | 2026-27 | $70,000 | $72,250 | $114,750 |
| Elizabeth Public Schools | 28,334 | 2026-27 | $65,146 | $68,946 | $131,822 |
| Paterson Public School District | 24,692 | 2026-27 | $64,830 | $66,330 | $107,699 |
| Edison Township School District | 17,005 | 2026-27 | $62,000 | – | $110,090 |
| Trenton Public School District | 15,459 | 2025-26 | $70,075 | $71,625 | $114,875 |
| Toms River Regional School District | 14,654 | 2024-25 | $57,030 | $60,230 | $100,920 |
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 Newark Public School District?
$70,000 on the guide BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Newark Board of Education and Newark Teachers Union). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $70,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Newark Public School District salary schedule?
$114,750, at step 16 on PhD (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 Newark Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $110,000, is reached at step 16, 15 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Newark Public School District?
$2,250 more at the first step: $72,250 on MA against $70,000 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Elizabeth Public Schoolsstarts $65,146
- Paterson Public School Districtstarts $64,830
- Edison Township School Districtstarts $62,000
- Trenton Public School Districtstarts $70,075
- Toms River Regional School Districtstarts $57,030
- Woodbridge Township Board of Educationstarts $64,031
- Union City School Districtstarts $67,500
- Hamilton Township School Districtstarts $67,958
- Passaic City School Districtstarts $59,405
- Clifton Board of Educationstarts $65,835
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