Annual salary
$64,830
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Paterson 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.
- Paterson Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $64,830 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $107,699 (PhD, step 18), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $64,830 and reaches $102,625 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $66,330 to $104,567.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
- Paterson Public School District enrolled 24,692 students in 2023-24, the 4th-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+30 | MA | MA+30 | PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,830 | $65,580 | $66,330 | $67,080 | $67,830 |
| 2 | $65,130 | $65,880 | $66,630 | $67,380 | $68,130 |
| 3 | $65,430 | $66,180 | $66,930 | $67,680 | $68,430 |
| 4 | $65,730 | $66,480 | $67,230 | $67,980 | $68,730 |
| 5 | $66,030 | $66,780 | $67,530 | $68,280 | $69,030 |
| 6-7 | $66,330 | $67,080 | $67,830 | $68,580 | $69,330 |
| 8-9 | $67,820 | $68,570 | $69,320 | $70,070 | $70,820 |
| 10-11 | $69,820 | $70,570 | $71,320 | $72,070 | $72,820 |
| 12 | $71,820 | $72,570 | $73,320 | $74,070 | $74,820 |
| 13 | $73,820 | $74,570 | $75,320 | $76,070 | $76,820 |
| 14 | $76,420 | $77,170 | $77,920 | $78,670 | $79,420 |
| 15 | $80,460 | $81,210 | $81,960 | $82,710 | $83,460 |
| 16 | $84,710 | $85,460 | $86,210 | $86,960 | $87,710 |
| 17 | $89,210 | $89,960 | $90,710 | $91,460 | $92,210 |
| 18 | $102,625 | $103,375 | $104,567 | $106,133 | $107,699 |
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Per month (12)
$5,402.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $65,130 | +$300 |
| 3 | $65,430 | +$600 |
| 4 | $65,730 | +$900 |
| 5 | $66,030 | +$1,200 |
| 6-7 | $66,330 | +$1,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $64,830 a year, $5,402.50 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: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Paterson 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.
Longevity is paid on top of the guide and is not part of it: $700 after 10 years in district, plus $400 after 15, plus $1,000 after each of 16, 17 and 18, plus $400 after 20 and after 22, plus $500 after each of 24, 25 and 26.
The guide's own note: individuals who were on the traditional guide as of 7/1/21 and on Step 15 of the traditional salary guide in 2025-26 move to Step 18, and no employee on the traditional guide as of 7/1/21 is placed on Step 16 or 17 in 2026-27.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $64,830 at step 1 to $102,625 at step 18: 14 step increases worth $2,700 each on average, 58% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $13,415, between step 17 and step 18.
A master's degree is worth $1,500 more than a bachelor's at the first step (2.3%) and $1,942 more at the top of the column (1.9%).
The highest-paid column, PhD, starts at $67,830 and tops out at $107,699, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Paterson Public School District's starting pay ranks 56th and its top cell ranks 94th; 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 90th percentile and the top cell at the 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $64,830 | $102,625 | 14 | 58% |
| BA+30 | $65,580 | $103,375 | 14 | 58% |
| MA | $66,330 | $104,567 | 14 | 58% |
| MA+30 | $67,080 | $106,133 | 14 | 58% |
| PhD | $67,830 | $107,699 | 14 | 59% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson Public School District | 24,692 | 2026-27 | $64,830 | $66,330 | $107,699 |
| Elizabeth Public Schools | 28,334 | 2026-27 | $65,146 | $68,946 | $131,822 |
| Edison Township School District | 17,005 | 2026-27 | $62,000 | – | $110,090 |
| Trenton Public School District | 15,459 | 2025-26 | $70,075 | $71,625 | $114,875 |
| Toms River Regional School District | 14,654 | 2024-25 | $57,030 | $60,230 | $100,920 |
| Woodbridge Township Board of Education | 14,044 | 2026-27 | $64,031 | – | $115,519 |
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 Paterson Public School District?
$64,830 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 $64,830 (BA).
What is the top of the Paterson Public School District salary schedule?
$107,699, at step 18 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 Paterson Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $102,625, is reached at step 18, 14 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Paterson Public School District?
$1,500 more at the first step: $66,330 on MA against $64,830 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Elizabeth Public Schoolsstarts $65,146
- Edison Township School Districtstarts $62,000
- Trenton Public School Districtstarts $70,075
- Toms River Regional School Districtstarts $57,030
- Woodbridge Township Board of Educationstarts $64,031
- Union City School Districtstarts $67,500
- Hamilton Township School Districtstarts $67,958
- Passaic City School Districtstarts $59,405
- Clifton Board of Educationstarts $65,835
- Cherry Hill School Districtstarts $60,653
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