Annual salary
$60,500
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2025-26
Palisades Park School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26. 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.
- Palisades Park School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,500 (BA, step 1-2) and tops out at $104,550 (6 Yr +15, step 17C), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,500 and reaches $93,725 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $63,000 to $99,225.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17C.
- Palisades Park School District enrolled 1,812 students in 2023-24, the 207th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | 6 Yr | 6 Yr +15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | $60,500 | $61,000 | $63,000 | $64,500 | $67,000 | $67,500 |
| 3 | $60,825 | $61,325 | $63,325 | $64,825 | $67,325 | $67,825 |
| 4 | $61,325 | $61,825 | $63,825 | $65,325 | $67,825 | $68,325 |
| 5 | $61,825 | $62,325 | $64,325 | $65,825 | $68,325 | $68,825 |
| 6 | $62,575 | $63,075 | $66,075 | $66,575 | $71,025 | $71,575 |
| 7 | $64,375 | $65,045 | $68,125 | $68,875 | $72,825 | $73,375 |
| 8-9 | $66,825 | $67,525 | $70,575 | $71,325 | $75,275 | $75,825 |
| 10-11 | $70,625 | $71,325 | $74,375 | $75,125 | $79,075 | $79,625 |
| 12-13 | $74,425 | $75,125 | $79,925 | $80,325 | $84,925 | $85,175 |
| 14 | $78,225 | $78,925 | $83,725 | $84,125 | $88,725 | $88,975 |
| 15 | $82,025 | $82,725 | $87,525 | $87,925 | $92,525 | $92,775 |
| 16 | $85,825 | $86,525 | $91,325 | $91,725 | $96,325 | $96,575 |
| 17 | $90,525 | $91,225 | $96,025 | $96,425 | $101,025 | $101,275 |
| 17A | $91,625 | $92,325 | $97,125 | $97,525 | $102,125 | $102,375 |
| 17B | $92,725 | $93,425 | $98,225 | $98,625 | $103,225 | $103,475 |
| 17C | $93,725 | $94,425 | $99,225 | $99,625 | $104,250 | $104,550 |
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Per month (12)
$5,041.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $60,825 | +$325 |
| 4 | $61,325 | +$825 |
| 5 | $61,825 | +$1,325 |
| 6 | $62,575 | +$2,075 |
| 7 | $64,375 | +$3,875 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1-2 = $60,500 a year, $5,041.67 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 - 06/30/2028.
Bargained with Palisades Park EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
The agreement labels this guide 2025-26. 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: 2025-26 Palisades Park - Teachers Salary Guide
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,500 at step 1-2 to $93,725 at step 17C: 15 step increases worth $2,215 each on average, 55% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,700, between step 16 and step 17.
A master's degree is worth $2,500 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.1%) and $5,500 more at the top of the column (5.9%).
The highest-paid column, 6 Yr +15, starts at $67,500 and tops out at $104,550, 12% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Palisades Park School District's starting pay ranks 162nd and its top cell ranks 146th; 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 80th percentile and the top cell at the 66th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,500 | $93,725 | 15 | 55% |
| BA+15 | $61,000 | $94,425 | 15 | 55% |
| MA | $63,000 | $99,225 | 15 | 57% |
| MA+15 | $64,500 | $99,625 | 15 | 54% |
| 6 Yr | $67,000 | $104,250 | 15 | 56% |
| 6 Yr +15 | $67,500 | $104,550 | 15 | 55% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisades Park School District | 1,812 | 2025-26 | $60,500 | $63,000 | $104,550 |
| Glen Ridge Public School District | 1,810 | 2026-27 | $61,359 | $67,825 | $111,501 |
| Manville School District | 1,798 | 2026-27 | $66,705 | $69,305 | $95,850 |
| Ocean City School District | 1,850 | 2026-27 | $54,318 | $63,389 | $117,707 |
| Pennsville School District | 1,852 | 2026-27 | $54,426 | $57,067 | $94,323 |
| Burlington City Public School District | 1,878 | 2025-26 | $60,665 | $65,265 | $106,315 |
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 Palisades Park School District?
$60,500 on the column BA at step 1-2 of the 2025-26 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,500 (BA).
What is the top of the Palisades Park School District salary schedule?
$104,550, at step 17C on 6 Yr +15 (2025-26). 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 Palisades Park School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $93,725, is reached at step 17C, 15 step increases after step 1-2 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Palisades Park School District?
$2,500 more at the first step: $63,000 on MA against $60,500 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Glen Ridge Public School Districtstarts $61,359
- Manville School Districtstarts $66,705
- Ocean City School Districtstarts $54,318
- Pennsville School Districtstarts $54,426
- Burlington City Public School Districtstarts $60,665
- Woodbury City Public School Districtstarts $60,352
- Watchung Hills Regional High School Districtstarts $68,825
- Pompton Lakes School Districtstarts $61,625
- Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Districtstarts $56,687
- Cresskill Public School Districtstarts $58,885
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