Annual salary
$73,289
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Orange Board of Education School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teachers 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.
- Orange Board of Education School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $73,289 (BA, step 4) and tops out at $113,853 (Doctorate, step 15), per Orange Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $73,289 and reaches $101,933 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $75,451 to $108,501.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Orange Board OF Education School District enrolled 5,918 students in 2023-24, the 55th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+32 | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | $73,289 | $74,383 | $75,451 | $76,474 | $77,708 | $78,705 |
| 5 | $73,789 | $74,833 | $76,301 | $77,267 | $79,008 | $80,072 |
| 6 | $74,289 | $75,283 | $77,151 | $78,060 | $80,308 | $81,439 |
| 7 | $74,933 | $75,733 | $78,001 | $78,853 | $81,608 | $82,806 |
| 8 | $76,233 | $77,033 | $79,301 | $80,153 | $82,908 | $84,173 |
| 9 | $78,033 | $78,833 | $81,101 | $81,953 | $84,708 | $85,973 |
| 10-12 | $80,133 | $80,933 | $83,201 | $84,053 | $86,808 | $88,073 |
| 13 | $82,733 | $83,533 | $85,801 | $86,653 | $89,408 | $90,673 |
| 13a | $84,633 | $85,433 | $87,701 | $88,553 | $91,308 | $92,573 |
| 14 | $86,533 | $87,233 | $89,501 | $90,353 | $93,108 | $94,573 |
| 14a | $90,533 | $91,233 | $93,501 | $94,353 | $97,108 | $98,453 |
| 14b | $94,533 | $95,233 | $99,201 | $100,053 | $102,808 | $104,153 |
| 14c | $97,933 | $98,633 | $102,801 | $103,233 | $106,808 | $108,153 |
| 15 | $101,933 | $102,633 | $108,501 | $108,933 | $112,508 | $113,853 |
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Per month (12)
$6,107.42
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | $73,789 | +$500 |
| 6 | $74,289 | +$1,000 |
| 7 | $74,933 | +$1,644 |
| 8 | $76,233 | +$2,944 |
| 9 | $78,033 | +$4,744 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 4 = $73,289 a year, $6,107.42 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A, Salary Guide Certified Instructional and Non-Instructional Staff, 2026-2027 school year, the final year of the agreement between the Orange Board of Education and the Orange Education Association for July 1 2024 to June 30 2027. The association posts the contract; the district's own site does not.
The guide starts at step 4; steps 1 to 3 no longer exist on it. Steps 10-12, 13a, 14a, 14b and 14c are the district's own step labels.
Longevity is paid outside the guide in all years: 3% of current salary after 16 years in Orange and a further 1% after 21 years. For employees hired on or after July 1 2005 the 16-year longevity is $1,800 instead.
Read from the agreement's text layer and checked cell by cell against the rendered page image.
- Soft spot: The printed guide sets the MA cell at step 8 as $79.301, with a full stop where every other figure uses a comma. It is published here as $79,301, which is the only reading consistent with the $78,001 above it and the $81,101 below it.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $73,289 at step 4 to $101,933 at step 15: 13 step increases worth $2,203 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,000, between step 14 and step 14a.
A master's degree is worth $2,162 more than a bachelor's at the first step (2.9%) and $6,568 more at the top of the column (6.4%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $78,705 and tops out at $113,853, 12% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Orange Board of Education School District's starting pay ranks 1st and its top cell ranks 51st; 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 98th percentile and the top cell at the 78th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $73,289 | $101,933 | 13 | 39% |
| BA+15 | $74,383 | $102,633 | 13 | 38% |
| MA | $75,451 | $108,501 | 13 | 44% |
| MA+15 | $76,474 | $108,933 | 13 | 42% |
| MA+32 | $77,708 | $112,508 | 13 | 45% |
| Doctorate | $78,705 | $113,853 | 13 | 45% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Board of Education School District | 5,918 | 2026-27 | $73,289 | $75,451 | $113,853 |
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | 5,758 | 2025-26 | $62,607 | $67,884 | $98,794 |
| Monroe Township Public School District | 5,746 | 2024-25 | $53,008 | $56,008 | $95,495 |
| Howell Township Public School District | 5,716 | 2025-26 | $61,500 | $63,000 | $106,750 |
| Bridgeton Board of Education | 6,213 | 2026-27 | $64,435 | $65,935 | $97,950 |
| Fair Lawn Public Schools | 5,567 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $70,600 | $117,380 |
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 Orange Board of Education School District?
$73,289 on the column BA at step 4 of the 2026-27 schedule (Orange Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $73,289 (BA).
What is the top of the Orange Board of Education School District salary schedule?
$113,853, at step 15 on Doctorate (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 Orange Board of Education School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $101,933, is reached at step 15, 13 step increases after step 4 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Orange Board of Education School District?
$2,162 more at the first step: $75,451 on MA against $73,289 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood School Districtstarts $62,607
- Monroe Township Public School Districtstarts $53,008
- Howell Township Public School Districtstarts $61,500
- Bridgeton Board of Educationstarts $64,435
- Fair Lawn Public Schoolsstarts $64,000
- Ridgewood Public Schoolsstarts $70,062
- Atlantic City School Districtstarts $62,443
- Kearny School Districtstarts $60,855
- Long Branch Public School Districtstarts $57,491
- Bloomfield School Districtstarts $61,877
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