Annual salary
$63,790
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Princeton Public 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.
- Princeton Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $63,790 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $120,088 (Doc, step 18), per Princeton Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $63,790 and reaches $101,840 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $68,420 to $109,588.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
- Princeton Public School District enrolled 3,827 students in 2023-24, the 91st-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | MA | MA+30 | Doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $63,790 | $68,420 | $72,265 | $74,695 |
| 2 | $64,940 | $69,664 | $73,588 | $76,066 |
| 3 | $66,090 | $70,909 | $74,910 | $77,438 |
| 4 | $67,240 | $72,153 | $76,233 | $78,810 |
| 5 | $68,385 | $73,392 | $77,549 | $80,176 |
| 6 | $70,420 | $75,594 | $79,890 | $82,604 |
| 7 | $72,670 | $78,028 | $82,477 | $85,288 |
| 8 | $75,120 | $80,679 | $85,295 | $88,211 |
| 9 | $77,770 | $83,546 | $88,342 | $91,373 |
| 10 | $80,620 | $86,629 | $91,620 | $94,773 |
| 11 | $83,670 | $89,929 | $95,127 | $98,411 |
| 12 | $86,920 | $93,446 | $98,865 | $102,289 |
| 13 | $90,370 | $97,178 | $102,832 | $106,404 |
| 14 | $94,020 | $101,128 | $107,030 | $110,759 |
| 15 | $97,020 | $104,373 | $110,480 | $114,338 |
| 16 | $98,340 | $105,802 | $111,998 | $115,913 |
| 17 | $99,840 | $107,424 | $113,723 | $117,702 |
| 18 | $101,840 | $109,588 | $116,023 | $120,088 |
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Per month (12)
$5,315.83
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,940 | +$1,150 |
| 3 | $66,090 | +$2,300 |
| 4 | $67,240 | +$3,450 |
| 5 | $68,385 | +$4,595 |
| 6 | $70,420 | +$6,630 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $63,790 a year, $5,315.83 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 Guides, 2026-27, the final year of the agreement between the Princeton Board of Education and the Princeton Regional Education Association for 2022-2027, which the district posts on its human resources contracts page.
The agreement is a scan. The figures were read off the rendered page image, checked against an independent OCR pass, and checked against the 2025-26 guide printed directly above them on the same page: every cell of the 2026-27 guide is exactly $1,559 higher than the matching 2025-26 cell, in all four lanes and all eighteen steps.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $63,790 at step 1 to $101,840 at step 18: 17 step increases worth $2,238 each on average, 60% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,650, between step 13 and step 14.
A master's degree is worth $4,630 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.3%) and $7,748 more at the top of the column (7.6%).
The highest-paid column, Doc, starts at $74,695 and tops out at $120,088, 18% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Princeton Public School District's starting pay ranks 73rd and its top cell ranks 20th; 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 88th percentile and the top cell at the 84th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $63,790 | $101,840 | 17 | 60% |
| MA | $68,420 | $109,588 | 17 | 60% |
| MA+30 | $72,265 | $116,023 | 17 | 61% |
| Doc | $74,695 | $120,088 | 17 | 61% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Public School District | 3,827 | 2026-27 | $63,790 | $68,420 | $120,088 |
| Lacey Township School District | 3,786 | 2024-25 | $60,000 | – | $95,775 |
| Willingboro Public School District | 3,782 | 2024-25 | $58,896 | $63,854 | $98,636 |
| Cranford Public School District | 3,768 | 2023-24 | $55,867 | $62,468 | $107,132 |
| Lawrence Township Public School District | 3,758 | 2026-27 | $68,136 | $70,836 | $102,586 |
| Bergenfield Borough School District | 3,710 | 2025-26 | $60,000 | $67,500 | $109,775 |
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 Princeton Public School District?
$63,790 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Princeton Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $63,790 (BA).
What is the top of the Princeton Public School District salary schedule?
$120,088, at step 18 on Doc (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 Princeton Public School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $101,840, is reached at step 18, 17 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Princeton Public School District?
$4,630 more at the first step: $68,420 on MA against $63,790 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Lacey Township School Districtstarts $60,000
- Willingboro Public School Districtstarts $58,896
- Cranford Public School Districtstarts $55,867
- Lawrence Township Public School Districtstarts $68,136
- Bergenfield Borough School Districtstarts $60,000
- North Plainfield School Districtstarts $69,630
- South Plainfield Public Schoolsstarts $64,635
- Burlington Township School Districtstarts $68,794
- Barnegat Township School Districtstarts $63,089
- Paramus Public School Districtstarts $57,547
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