Annual salary
$70,062
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
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 ).
- 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)
| 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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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.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $70,062 at step 1 to $101,412 at step 17: 14 step increases worth $2,239 each on average, 45% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,500, between step 15-16 and step 17.
A master's degree is worth $7,100 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.1%) and $11,390 more at the top of the column (11.2%).
The highest-paid column, DR, starts at $87,812 and tops out at $129,882, 28% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Ridgewood Public Schools's starting pay ranks 11th and its top cell ranks 5th; 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 97th percentile and the top cell at the 90th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $70,062 | $101,412 | 14 | 45% |
| BA+30 | $74,812 | $109,482 | 15 | 46% |
| MA | $77,162 | $112,802 | 15 | 46% |
| MA+30 | $81,912 | $119,132 | 15 | 45% |
| MA+45 | $84,772 | $122,452 | 15 | 44% |
| DR | $87,812 | $129,882 | 16 | 48% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Public Schools | 5,544 | 2026-27 | $70,062 | $77,162 | $129,882 |
| Fair Lawn Public Schools | 5,567 | 2026-27 | $64,000 | $70,600 | $117,380 |
| Kearny School District | 5,435 | 2025-26 | $60,855 | $66,955 | $113,605 |
| Long Branch Public School District | 5,400 | 2023-24 | $57,491 | $61,491 | $97,111 |
| Howell Township Public School District | 5,716 | 2025-26 | $61,500 | $63,000 | $106,750 |
| Monroe Township Public School District | 5,746 | 2024-25 | $53,008 | $56,008 | $95,495 |
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 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.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Ridgewood Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $101,412, is reached at step 17, 14 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Ridgewood Public Schools?
$7,100 more at the first step: $77,162 on MA against $70,062 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Fair Lawn Public Schoolsstarts $64,000
- Kearny School Districtstarts $60,855
- Long Branch Public School Districtstarts $57,491
- Howell Township Public School Districtstarts $61,500
- Monroe Township Public School Districtstarts $53,008
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood School Districtstarts $62,607
- East Windsor Regional School Districtstarts $70,795
- Orange Board of Education School Districtstarts $73,289
- Winslow Township School Districtstarts $61,154
- Pennsauken Township Board of Education School Districtstarts $67,055
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