Ridgewood Public Schools 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.

Ridgewood Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $70,062 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $129,882 (DR, step 19), per Ridgewood Public Schools (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $70,062 and reaches $101,412 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (MA) the range is $77,162 to $112,802.
The grid has 6 column columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 19.
Ridgewood Public School District enrolled 5,544 students in 2023-24, the 61st-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.

Teachers salary guide (2026-27)

Official sourceDocumentRidgewood Public SchoolsSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026

Step \ Column	BA	BA+30	MA	MA+30	MA+45	DR
1	$70,062	$74,812	$77,162	$81,912	$84,772	$87,812
2	$70,562	$75,312	$77,662	$82,412	$85,272	$88,312
3	$71,062	$75,812	$78,162	$82,912	$85,772	$88,812
4	$71,762	$76,512	$78,862	$83,612	$86,472	$89,512
5	$73,262	$78,012	$80,362	$85,112	$88,012	$91,012
6	$75,162	$79,912	$82,262	$87,012	$89,872	$92,912
7	$77,062	$81,812	$84,162	$88,912	$91,772	$94,812
8	$79,262	$84,022	$86,362	$91,112	$93,972	$97,012
9	$81,662	$86,422	$88,762	$93,512	$96,372	$99,412
10	$84,312	$89,072	$91,412	$96,642	$99,022	$102,062
11	$87,162	$91,922	$94,262	$99,742	$101,872	$104,912
12	$90,262	$95,022	$97,362	$102,862	$104,972	$108,012
13-14	$93,462	$98,222	$100,562	$105,382	$108,172	$111,212
15-16	$96,912	$101,672	$104,012	$109,512	$111,622	$114,662
17	$101,412	$105,582	$108,512	$114,012	$116,122	$119,162
18		$109,482	$112,802	$119,132	$122,452	$125,242
19						$129,882

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Column

Step

Annual salary

$70,062

Per month (12)

$5,838.50

Next 5 steps in this column

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$70,562	+$500
3	$71,062	+$1,000
4	$71,762	+$1,700
5	$73,262	+$3,200
6	$75,162	+$5,100

Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $70,062 a year, $5,838.50 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 2024-2028 Ridgewood Education Association agreement; the contract prints a separate guide for each of its four years.

Steps 13-14 and 15-16 are the district's own frozen-pair step labels and are printed that way on the guide.

Step 19 exists only in the DR column; the other lanes are blank at that step on the printed guide.

Cells marked with an asterisk on the guide carry the Professional Growth Pathway payment of $300 for tenured staff, which is paid on top of the guide and is not included here. A National Teacher Certificate adds $250, and longevity pays $1,500 at 20 years of Ridgewood service and $1,600 at 25 years.

Step 0 is printed as a row of dashes with no salary in any lane and is omitted.

Checked against the 2025-2026 guide printed on the previous page of the same agreement: every cell of this guide is exactly $1,911 above the matching cell for 2025-2026, in all six lanes, and the figures were read off the rendered page.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Ridgewood Public Schools?

$70,062 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ridgewood Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $70,062 (BA).

What is the top of the Ridgewood Public Schools salary schedule?

$129,882, at step 19 on DR (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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