Annual salary
$69,630
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
North Plainfield 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 Plainfield School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $69,630 (BA, step 1-2) and tops out at $103,470 (PHD, step 23), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $69,630 and reaches $94,470 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $72,630 to $97,470.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 23.
- North Plainfield School District enrolled 3,701 students in 2023-24, the 99th-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 | MA | MA+30 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | $69,630 | $72,630 | $75,630 | $78,630 |
| 3-4 | $69,880 | $72,880 | $75,880 | $78,880 |
| 5-6 | $70,875 | $73,875 | $76,875 | $79,875 |
| 7 | $71,875 | $74,875 | $77,875 | $80,875 |
| 8 | $73,100 | $76,100 | $79,100 | $82,100 |
| 9 | $75,165 | $78,165 | $81,165 | $84,165 |
| 10 | $77,310 | $80,310 | $83,310 | $86,310 |
| 11-12 | $79,455 | $82,455 | $85,455 | $88,455 |
| 13-14 | $81,600 | $84,600 | $87,600 | $90,600 |
| 15-16 | $83,745 | $86,745 | $89,745 | $92,745 |
| 17-18 | $85,890 | $88,890 | $91,890 | $94,890 |
| 19-20 | $88,035 | $91,035 | $94,035 | $97,035 |
| 21 | $90,180 | $93,180 | $96,180 | $99,180 |
| 22 | $92,325 | $95,325 | $98,325 | $101,325 |
| 23 | $94,470 | $97,470 | $100,470 | $103,470 |
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Per month (12)
$5,802.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | $69,880 | +$250 |
| 5-6 | $70,875 | +$1,245 |
| 7 | $71,875 | +$2,245 |
| 8 | $73,100 | +$3,470 |
| 9 | $75,165 | +$5,535 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1-2 = $69,630 a year, $5,802.50 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: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2030.
Bargained with N Plainfield 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.
Longevity is paid on top of the guide and is not part of it: $600 added after ten years of service in the North Plainfield School System and $975 after twenty years.
- Soft spot: Step 1-2 in the MA column reads 72,630 on the page; the text read of it returned 12,630. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 1-2 in the MA+30 column reads 75,630 on the page; the text read of it returned 15,630. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 3-4 in the MA+30 column reads 75,880 on the page; the text read of it returned 15,880. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 5-6 in the BA column reads 70,875 on the page; the text read of it returned 10,875. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 5-6 in the MA+30 column reads 76,875 on the page; the text read of it returned 716,875. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 7 in the MA column reads 74,875 on the page; the text read of it returned 14,875. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 7 in the MA+30 column reads 77,875 on the page; the text read of it returned 71,875. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 8 in the BA column reads 73,100 on the page; the text read of it returned 13,100. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 8 in the MA column reads 76,100 on the page; the text read of it returned 16,100. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 9 in the BA column reads 75,165 on the page; the text read of it returned 78,165. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 10 in the BA column reads 77,310 on the page; the text read of it returned 71,310. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 11-12 in the BA column reads 79,455 on the page; the text read of it returned 19,455. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $69,630 at step 1-2 to $94,470 at step 23: 14 step increases worth $1,774 each on average, 36% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,145, between step 9 and step 10.
A master's degree is worth $3,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.3%) and $3,000 more at the top of the column (3.2%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $78,630 and tops out at $103,470, 10% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, North Plainfield School District's starting pay ranks 13th and its top cell ranks 157th; 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 96th percentile and the top cell at the 65th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $69,630 | $94,470 | 14 | 36% |
| MA | $72,630 | $97,470 | 14 | 34% |
| MA+30 | $75,630 | $100,470 | 14 | 33% |
| PHD | $78,630 | $103,470 | 14 | 32% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Plainfield School District | 3,701 | 2026-27 | $69,630 | $72,630 | $103,470 |
| South Plainfield Public Schools | 3,694 | 2026-27 | $64,635 | $67,735 | $108,660 |
| Bergenfield Borough School District | 3,710 | 2025-26 | $60,000 | $67,500 | $109,775 |
| Burlington Township School District | 3,683 | 2026-27 | $68,794 | $72,364 | $102,710 |
| Barnegat Township School District | 3,665 | 2026-27 | $63,089 | – | $106,639 |
| Lawrence Township Public School District | 3,758 | 2026-27 | $68,136 | $70,836 | $102,586 |
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 Plainfield School District?
$69,630 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 $69,630 (BA).
What is the top of the North Plainfield School District salary schedule?
$103,470, at step 23 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 North Plainfield School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $94,470, is reached at step 23, 14 step increases after step 1-2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in North Plainfield School District?
$3,000 more at the first step: $72,630 on MA against $69,630 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- South Plainfield Public Schoolsstarts $64,635
- Bergenfield Borough School Districtstarts $60,000
- Burlington Township School Districtstarts $68,794
- Barnegat Township School Districtstarts $63,089
- Lawrence Township Public School Districtstarts $68,136
- Cranford Public School Districtstarts $55,867
- Willingboro Public School Districtstarts $58,896
- Lacey Township School Districtstarts $60,000
- Paramus Public School Districtstarts $57,547
- Dover Public School Districtstarts $63,335
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