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Rancocas Valley Regional High School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Rancocas Valley Teachers salary guide (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and new step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $65,916 (BA, new step 1) and tops out at $104,966 (Phd, new step 15), per Rancocas Valley Regional High School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $65,916 and reaches $99,566 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $69,691 to $103,341.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 15 new step rows; the highest cell is reached at new step 15.
- Rancocas Valley Regional High School District enrolled 2,077 students in 2023-24, the 191st-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Rancocas Valley Teachers salary guide (2026-27)
| New Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | Phd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,916 | $67,641 | $69,691 | $70,241 | $70,766 | $71,316 |
| 2 | $66,916 | $68,641 | $70,691 | $71,241 | $71,766 | $72,316 |
| 3 | $67,916 | $69,641 | $71,691 | $72,241 | $72,766 | $73,316 |
| 4 | $69,516 | $71,241 | $73,291 | $73,841 | $74,366 | $74,916 |
| 5 | $71,116 | $72,841 | $74,891 | $75,441 | $75,966 | $76,516 |
| 6 | $72,816 | $74,541 | $76,591 | $77,141 | $77,666 | $78,216 |
| 7 | $74,616 | $76,341 | $78,391 | $78,941 | $79,466 | $80,016 |
| 8 | $76,466 | $78,191 | $80,241 | $80,791 | $81,316 | $81,866 |
| 9 | $78,366 | $80,091 | $82,141 | $82,691 | $83,216 | $83,766 |
| 10 | $80,466 | $82,191 | $84,241 | $84,791 | $85,316 | $85,866 |
| 11 | $82,966 | $84,691 | $86,741 | $87,291 | $87,816 | $88,366 |
| 12 | $86,066 | $87,791 | $89,841 | $90,391 | $90,916 | $91,466 |
| 13 | $90,566 | $92,291 | $94,341 | $94,891 | $95,416 | $95,966 |
| 14 | $95,066 | $96,791 | $98,841 | $99,391 | $99,916 | $100,466 |
| 15 | $99,566 | $101,291 | $103,341 | $103,891 | $104,416 | $104,966 |
| New Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $66,916 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $67,916 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $69,516 | +$3,600 |
| 5 | $71,116 | +$5,200 |
| 6 | $72,816 | +$6,900 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, new step 1 = $65,916 a year, $5,493.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Year 3 of the 2024-2029 agreement between the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District Board of Education and the Rancocas Valley Regional High School Education Association.
The guide prints two step columns side by side: the old salary-guide step (1, 2, 3-7, 9, 10 and so on, ending at 19) and the New Step used here (1 to 15). The New Step numbering is the one the contract puts staff on.
New Step 3 covers old steps 3 through 7; New Step 15 has no old-step equivalent printed.
- Soft spot: The posted contract is a scan with no text layer; the grid was read by OCR and checked against the rendered page. Every row satisfies the same five lane differentials (+1,725, +2,050, +550, +525, +550), which the transcription reproduces.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $65,916 at new step 1 to $99,566 at new step 15: 14 new step increases worth $2,404 each on average, 51% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,500, between new step 12 and new step 13.
A master's degree is worth $3,775 more than a bachelor's at the first new step (5.7%) and $3,775 more at the top of the column (3.8%).
The highest-paid column, Phd, starts at $71,316 and tops out at $104,966, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Rancocas Valley Regional High School District's starting pay ranks 45th and its top cell ranks 141st; 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 92nd percentile and the top cell at the 67th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First new step | Top | New Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $65,916 | $99,566 | 14 | 51% |
| BA+15 | $67,641 | $101,291 | 14 | 50% |
| MA | $69,691 | $103,341 | 14 | 48% |
| MA+15 | $70,241 | $103,891 | 14 | 48% |
| MA+30 | $70,766 | $104,416 | 14 | 48% |
| Phd | $71,316 | $104,966 | 14 | 47% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancocas Valley Regional High School District | 2,077 | 2026-27 | $65,916 | $69,691 | $104,966 |
| Leonia Public School District | 2,087 | 2025-26 | $59,077 | $62,577 | $112,930 |
| Middlesex Borough School District | 2,095 | 2026-27 | $59,253 | $64,253 | $107,303 |
| Upper Freehold Regional School District | 2,055 | 2025-26 | $65,166 | $67,866 | $118,448 |
| Haddon Township School District | 2,105 | 2023-24 | $55,128 | $59,728 | $99,914 |
| West Morris Regional High School District | 2,110 | 2023-24 | $53,985 | $57,585 | $110,200 |
Starting pay is the first new step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-new 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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District?
$65,916 on the column BA at new step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rancocas Valley Regional High School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $65,916 (BA).
What is the top of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District salary schedule?
$104,966, at new step 15 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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $99,566, is reached at new step 15, 14 new step increases after new step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Rancocas Valley Regional High School District?
$3,775 more at the first new step: $69,691 on MA against $65,916 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Leonia Public School Districtstarts $59,077
- Middlesex Borough School Districtstarts $59,253
- Upper Freehold Regional School Districtstarts $65,166
- Haddon Township School Districtstarts $55,128
- West Morris Regional High School Districtstarts $53,985
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School Districtstarts $57,480
- Wyckoff Township Public School Districtstarts $60,784
- Pequannock Township School Districtstarts $60,115
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