Annual salary
$63,495
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Rockaway Township 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.
- Rockaway Township School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $63,495 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $107,695 (PHD, step 24), per Rockaway Township Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $63,495 and reaches $99,880 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $67,560 to $103,945.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Rockaway Township School District enrolled 2,431 students in 2023-24, the 162nd-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | MA+60 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $63,495 | $64,120 | $64,745 | $67,560 | $68,185 | $68,810 | $69,435 | $70,060 | $71,310 |
| 2 | $64,495 | $65,120 | $65,745 | $68,560 | $69,185 | $69,810 | $70,435 | $71,060 | $72,310 |
| 3 | $65,495 | $66,120 | $66,745 | $69,560 | $70,185 | $70,810 | $71,435 | $72,060 | $73,310 |
| 4 | $66,495 | $67,120 | $67,745 | $70,560 | $71,185 | $71,810 | $72,435 | $73,060 | $74,310 |
| 5 | $67,775 | $68,400 | $69,025 | $71,840 | $72,465 | $73,090 | $73,715 | $74,340 | $75,590 |
| 6 | $69,050 | $69,675 | $70,300 | $73,115 | $73,740 | $74,365 | $74,990 | $75,615 | $76,865 |
| 7 | $70,325 | $70,950 | $71,575 | $74,390 | $75,015 | $75,640 | $76,265 | $76,890 | $78,140 |
| 8 | $71,600 | $72,225 | $72,850 | $75,665 | $76,290 | $76,915 | $77,540 | $78,165 | $79,415 |
| 9 | $72,870 | $73,495 | $74,120 | $76,935 | $77,560 | $78,185 | $78,810 | $79,435 | $80,685 |
| 10 | $74,140 | $74,765 | $75,390 | $78,205 | $78,830 | $79,455 | $80,080 | $80,705 | $81,955 |
| 11 | $75,410 | $76,035 | $76,660 | $79,475 | $80,100 | $80,725 | $81,350 | $81,975 | $83,225 |
| 12 | $76,680 | $77,305 | $77,930 | $80,745 | $81,370 | $81,995 | $82,620 | $83,245 | $84,495 |
| 13-14 | $78,180 | $78,805 | $79,430 | $82,245 | $82,870 | $83,495 | $84,120 | $84,745 | $85,995 |
| 15-16 | $80,330 | $80,955 | $81,580 | $84,395 | $85,020 | $85,645 | $86,270 | $86,895 | $88,145 |
| 17-18 | $82,930 | $83,555 | $84,180 | $86,995 | $87,620 | $88,245 | $88,870 | $89,495 | $90,745 |
| 19-20 | $85,930 | $86,555 | $87,180 | $89,995 | $90,620 | $91,245 | $91,870 | $92,495 | $93,745 |
| 21-22 | $89,355 | $89,980 | $90,605 | $93,420 | $94,045 | $94,670 | $95,295 | $95,920 | $97,170 |
| 23 | $93,305 | $93,930 | $94,555 | $97,370 | $97,995 | $98,620 | $99,245 | $99,870 | $101,120 |
| 24 | $99,880 | $100,505 | $101,130 | $103,945 | $104,570 | $105,195 | $105,820 | $106,445 | $107,695 |
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Per month (12)
$5,291.25
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,495 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $65,495 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $66,495 | +$3,000 |
| 5 | $67,775 | +$4,280 |
| 6 | $69,050 | +$5,555 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $63,495 a year, $5,291.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Final year of the 2024-2027 Rockaway Township Education Association agreement, headed SCHOOL YEAR 2026-2027.
Steps 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20 and 21-22 are the district's own frozen-pair step labels and are printed that way on the guide.
The agreement is a scan with no text layer, so the figures were read off the rendered page image and checked cell by cell against an independent OCR pass, then against the guide's own arithmetic: BA+15, BA+30, MA+15, MA+30, MA+45 and MA+60 each sit exactly $625 above the lane to their left at every step, MA sits $2,815 above BA+30, and PHD sits $1,250 above MA+60.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $63,495 at step 1 to $99,880 at step 24: 18 step increases worth $2,021 each on average, 57% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $6,575, between step 23 and step 24.
A master's degree is worth $4,065 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.4%) and $4,065 more at the top of the column (4.1%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $71,310 and tops out at $107,695, 8% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Rockaway Township School District's starting pay ranks 81st and its top cell ranks 96th; 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 87th percentile and the top cell at the 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $63,495 | $99,880 | 18 | 57% |
| BA+15 | $64,120 | $100,505 | 18 | 57% |
| BA+30 | $64,745 | $101,130 | 18 | 56% |
| MA | $67,560 | $103,945 | 18 | 54% |
| MA+15 | $68,185 | $104,570 | 18 | 53% |
| MA+30 | $68,810 | $105,195 | 18 | 53% |
| MA+45 | $69,435 | $105,820 | 18 | 52% |
| MA+60 | $70,060 | $106,445 | 18 | 52% |
| PHD | $71,310 | $107,695 | 18 | 51% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockaway Township School District | 2,431 | 2026-27 | $63,495 | $67,560 | $107,695 |
| Hunterdon Central Regional High School District | 2,428 | 2026-27 | $62,525 | $68,150 | $108,490 |
| Berkeley Heights School District | 2,441 | 2025-26 | $58,485 | $64,803 | $126,147 |
| Gloucester City Public School District | 2,411 | 2026-27 | $59,612 | $62,342 | $101,854 |
| South River Public School District | 2,469 | 2026-27 | $59,310 | – | $85,775 |
| Madison School District | 2,485 | 2025-26 | $63,710 | $69,385 | $108,220 |
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 Rockaway Township School District?
$63,495 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rockaway Township Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $63,495 (BA).
What is the top of the Rockaway Township School District salary schedule?
$107,695, at step 24 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 Rockaway Township School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $99,880, is reached at step 24, 18 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Rockaway Township School District?
$4,065 more at the first step: $67,560 on MA against $63,495 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School Districtstarts $62,525
- Berkeley Heights School Districtstarts $58,485
- Gloucester City Public School Districtstarts $59,612
- South River Public School Districtstarts $59,310
- Madison School Districtstarts $63,710
- New Providence School Districtstarts $56,999
- Rutherford School Districtstarts $56,579
- Clark Township Public School Districtstarts $60,000
- Metuchen School Districtstarts $61,000
- Caldwell-West School Districtstarts $57,800
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