Annual salary
$60,002
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
North Caldwell School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary guide, 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.
- North Caldwell School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,002 (BA, step 1-2) and tops out at $107,851 (MA+50, step 20), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,002 and reaches $97,867 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $64,498 to $102,363.
- The grid has 13 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- North Caldwell School District enrolled 691 students in 2023-24, the 360th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+10 | BA+15 | BA+20 | BA+30 | MA | MA+10 | MA+15 | MA+20 | MA+30 | MA+40 | MA+45 | MA+50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | $60,002 | $61,048 | $61,571 | $62,093 | $63,138 | $64,498 | $65,595 | $66,144 | $66,693 | $67,791 | $68,888 | $69,437 | $69,986 |
| 3-4 | $61,002 | $62,048 | $62,571 | $63,093 | $64,138 | $65,498 | $66,595 | $67,144 | $67,693 | $68,791 | $69,888 | $70,437 | $70,986 |
| 5 | $62,002 | $63,048 | $63,571 | $64,093 | $65,138 | $66,498 | $67,595 | $68,144 | $68,693 | $69,791 | $70,888 | $71,437 | $71,986 |
| 6 | $63,247 | $64,293 | $64,816 | $65,338 | $66,383 | $67,743 | $68,840 | $69,389 | $69,938 | $71,036 | $72,133 | $72,682 | $73,231 |
| 7 | $64,517 | $65,563 | $66,086 | $66,608 | $67,653 | $69,013 | $70,110 | $70,659 | $71,208 | $72,306 | $73,403 | $73,952 | $74,501 |
| 8 | $65,817 | $66,863 | $67,386 | $67,908 | $68,953 | $70,313 | $71,410 | $71,959 | $72,508 | $73,606 | $74,703 | $75,252 | $75,801 |
| 9 | $67,117 | $68,163 | $68,686 | $69,208 | $70,253 | $71,613 | $72,710 | $73,259 | $73,808 | $74,906 | $76,003 | $76,552 | $77,101 |
| 10 | $68,667 | $69,713 | $70,236 | $70,758 | $71,803 | $73,163 | $74,260 | $74,809 | $75,358 | $76,456 | $77,553 | $78,102 | $78,651 |
| 11 | $70,767 | $71,813 | $72,336 | $72,858 | $73,903 | $75,263 | $76,360 | $76,909 | $77,458 | $78,556 | $79,653 | $80,202 | $80,751 |
| 12 | $72,867 | $73,913 | $74,436 | $74,958 | $76,003 | $77,363 | $78,460 | $79,009 | $79,558 | $80,656 | $81,753 | $82,302 | $82,851 |
| 13 | $75,067 | $76,113 | $76,636 | $77,158 | $78,203 | $79,563 | $80,660 | $81,209 | $81,758 | $82,856 | $83,953 | $84,502 | $85,051 |
| 14 | $77,567 | $78,613 | $79,136 | $79,658 | $80,703 | $82,063 | $83,160 | $83,709 | $84,258 | $85,356 | $86,453 | $87,002 | $87,551 |
| 15 | $80,067 | $81,113 | $81,636 | $82,158 | $83,203 | $84,563 | $85,660 | $86,209 | $86,758 | $87,856 | $88,953 | $89,502 | $90,051 |
| 16 | $83,317 | $84,363 | $84,886 | $85,408 | $86,453 | $87,813 | $88,910 | $89,459 | $90,008 | $91,106 | $92,203 | $92,752 | $93,301 |
| 17 | $86,567 | $87,613 | $88,136 | $88,658 | $89,703 | $91,063 | $92,160 | $92,709 | $93,258 | $94,356 | $95,453 | $96,002 | $96,551 |
| 18 | $89,967 | $91,013 | $91,536 | $92,058 | $93,103 | $94,463 | $95,560 | $96,109 | $96,658 | $97,756 | $98,853 | $99,402 | $99,951 |
| 19 | $93,917 | $94,963 | $95,486 | $96,008 | $97,053 | $98,413 | $99,510 | $100,059 | $100,608 | $101,706 | $102,803 | $103,352 | $103,901 |
| 20 | $97,867 | $98,913 | $99,436 | $99,958 | $101,003 | $102,363 | $103,460 | $104,009 | $104,558 | $105,656 | $106,753 | $107,302 | $107,851 |
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Per month (12)
$5,000.17
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | $61,002 | +$1,000 |
| 5 | $62,002 | +$2,000 |
| 6 | $63,247 | +$3,245 |
| 7 | $64,517 | +$4,515 |
| 8 | $65,817 | +$5,815 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1-2 = $60,002 a year, $5,000.17 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: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with N Caldwell EA.
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 2026-27. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
Schedule B, the July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 guide, the last of the three annual guides in the 2024-2027 North Caldwell EA teachers' agreement.
The agreement closes the BA+10, BA+20, MA+10, MA+20, MA+40 and MA+50 columns to new movement: since July 1, 2012 column movement is at 15-credit intervals (BA, BA+15, BA+30, MA, MA+15, MA+30, MA+45), and staff already on the closed columns may remain on them.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,002 at step 1-2 to $97,867 at step 20: 17 step increases worth $2,227 each on average, 63% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,950, between step 18 and step 19.
A master's degree is worth $4,496 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.5%) and $4,496 more at the top of the column (4.6%).
The highest-paid column, MA+50, starts at $69,986 and tops out at $107,851, 10% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, North Caldwell School District's starting pay ranks 185th and its top cell ranks 89th; 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 78th percentile and the top cell at the 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,002 | $97,867 | 17 | 63% |
| BA+10 | $61,048 | $98,913 | 17 | 62% |
| BA+15 | $61,571 | $99,436 | 17 | 61% |
| BA+20 | $62,093 | $99,958 | 17 | 61% |
| BA+30 | $63,138 | $101,003 | 17 | 60% |
| MA | $64,498 | $102,363 | 17 | 59% |
| MA+10 | $65,595 | $103,460 | 17 | 58% |
| MA+15 | $66,144 | $104,009 | 17 | 57% |
| MA+20 | $66,693 | $104,558 | 17 | 57% |
| MA+30 | $67,791 | $105,656 | 17 | 56% |
| MA+40 | $68,888 | $106,753 | 17 | 55% |
| MA+45 | $69,437 | $107,302 | 17 | 55% |
| MA+50 | $69,986 | $107,851 | 17 | 54% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Caldwell School District | 691 | 2026-27 | $60,002 | $64,498 | $107,851 |
| Chesterfield Township School District | 695 | 2025-26 | $59,265 | $61,265 | $95,155 |
| Edgewater Public School District | 685 | 2025-26 | $56,010 | – | $110,404 |
| Lenape Valley Regional High School District | 681 | 2025-26 | $60,320 | $64,320 | $106,380 |
| Delaware Valley Regional High School District | 701 | 2026-27 | $64,395 | – | $97,760 |
| Fairfield Public School District | 705 | 2023-24 | $55,844 | $58,744 | $106,007 |
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 North Caldwell School District?
$60,002 on the column BA at step 1-2 of the 2026-27 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,002 (BA).
What is the top of the North Caldwell School District salary schedule?
$107,851, at step 20 on MA+50 (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 North Caldwell School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $97,867, is reached at step 20, 17 step increases after step 1-2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in North Caldwell School District?
$4,496 more at the first step: $64,498 on MA against $60,002 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Chesterfield Township School Districtstarts $59,265
- Edgewater Public School Districtstarts $56,010
- Lenape Valley Regional High School Districtstarts $60,320
- Delaware Valley Regional High School Districtstarts $64,395
- Fairfield Public School Districtstarts $55,844
- Little Silver Boro School Districtstarts $60,915
- Lopatcong Township School Districtstarts $63,669
- Dennis Township School Districtstarts $57,555
- Green Brook Township Public School Districtstarts $62,865
- Bloomingdale School Districtstarts $63,445
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