Annual salary
$61,500
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Old Tappan Public 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.
- Old Tappan Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,500 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $108,013 (MA+45, step 17), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $61,500 and reaches $84,500 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $66,828 to $99,257.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17.
- Old Tappan Public School District enrolled 771 students in 2023-24, the 346th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
Official sourceDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61,500 | $63,651 | $66,828 | $71,405 | $73,656 | |
| 2 | $62,300 | $64,451 | $67,628 | $72,205 | $74,456 | |
| 3 | $63,300 | $65,451 | $68,628 | $73,205 | $75,456 | |
| 4 | $64,300 | $66,451 | $69,628 | $74,205 | $76,456 | |
| 5 | $66,100 | $68,276 | $76,095 | $78,346 | ||
| 6 | $68,000 | $69,876 | $73,803 | $78,220 | $80,471 | |
| 7 | $69,900 | $71,776 | $75,873 | $80,595 | $83,221 | |
| 8 | $71,800 | $73,676 | $78,678 | $83,205 | $85,832 | |
| 9 | $73,700 | $75,576 | $81,754 | $85,806 | $88,432 | |
| 10 | $75,600 | $77,476 | $85,052 | $88,456 | ||
| 11-12 | $77,500 | $79,376 | $88,080 | $91,096 | $93,807 | |
| 13 | $79,500 | $91,405 | $93,681 | $96,582 | ||
| 14 | $81,500 | $83,375 | $93,705 | $95,656 | $98,167 | |
| 15 | $84,500 | $86,376 | $96,540 | $98,591 | $102,764 | |
| 16 | $99,257 | $103,008 | $104,554 | $105,019 | ||
| 17 | $106,887 | $108,013 |
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Per month (12)
$5,125.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $62,300 | +$800 |
| 3 | $63,300 | +$1,800 |
| 4 | $64,300 | +$2,800 |
| 5 | $66,100 | +$4,600 |
| 6 | $68,000 | +$6,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $61,500 a year, $5,125.00 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 Old Tappan EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
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.
Table caption in the agreement: Old Tappan Public Schools Salary Guide 2026-2027
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $61,500 at step 1 to $84,500 at step 15: 13 step increases worth $1,769 each on average, 37% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,000, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $5,328 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.7%) and $14,757 more at the top of the column (17.5%).
The highest-paid column, MA+45, starts at $102,764 and tops out at $108,013, 28% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Old Tappan Public School District's starting pay ranks 122nd and its top cell ranks 87th; 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 83rd percentile and the top cell at the 72nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $61,500 | $84,500 | 13 | 37% |
| BA+15 | $63,651 | $86,376 | 12 | 36% |
| MA | $66,828 | $99,257 | 13 | 49% |
| MA+15 | $71,405 | $103,008 | 14 | 44% |
| MA+30 | $73,656 | $106,887 | 13 | 45% |
| MA+45 | $102,764 | $108,013 | 2 | 5% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tappan Public School District | 771 | 2026-27 | $61,500 | $66,828 | $108,013 |
| East Rutherford School District | 768 | 2023-24 | $62,676 | $69,126 | $118,474 |
| Demarest School District | 767 | 2022-23 | $51,825 | $58,828 | $99,748 |
| South Hunterdon Regional School District | 805 | 2024-25 | $61,950 | $66,450 | $98,055 |
| Green Brook Township Public School District | 729 | 2026-27 | $62,865 | $65,395 | $94,775 |
| Lopatcong Township School District | 722 | 2026-27 | $63,669 | $70,452 | $101,674 |
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 Old Tappan Public School District?
$61,500 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,500 (BA).
What is the top of the Old Tappan Public School District salary schedule?
$108,013, at step 17 on MA+45 (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 Old Tappan Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $84,500, is reached at step 15, 13 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Old Tappan Public School District?
$5,328 more at the first step: $66,828 on MA against $61,500 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- East Rutherford School Districtstarts $62,676
- Demarest School Districtstarts $51,825
- South Hunterdon Regional School Districtstarts $61,950
- Green Brook Township Public School Districtstarts $62,865
- Lopatcong Township School Districtstarts $63,669
- Little Silver Boro School Districtstarts $60,915
- High Point Regional High School Districtstarts $64,679
- Byram Township School Districtstarts $61,019
- Prospect Park Public School Districtstarts $53,628
- Runnemede Public School Districtstarts $51,947
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