Annual salary
$56,579
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Rutherford 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.
- Rutherford School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $56,579 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $110,602 (MA 30, step 18), per Rutherford School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $56,579 and reaches $88,439 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $62,616 to $100,674.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
- Rutherford School District enrolled 2,544 students in 2023-24, the 156th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA 15 | MA | MA 15 | MA 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,579 | $58,792 | $62,616 | $65,719 | $70,161 |
| 2 | $57,282 | $59,840 | $63,153 | $66,283 | $70,937 |
| 3 | $57,809 | $60,374 | $64,130 | $66,957 | $71,642 |
| 4 | $58,701 | $61,267 | $64,671 | $67,849 | $72,535 |
| 5 | $59,704 | $62,270 | $65,649 | $68,853 | $73,539 |
| 6 | $60,404 | $62,951 | $66,222 | $69,489 | $74,142 |
| 7 | $61,622 | $64,171 | $67,245 | $70,707 | $75,362 |
| 8 | $62,841 | $65,389 | $68,268 | $71,926 | $76,580 |
| 9 | $64,324 | $66,863 | $70,110 | $73,430 | $78,093 |
| 10 | $66,276 | $68,815 | $72,054 | $75,382 | $80,046 |
| 11 | $68,896 | $71,473 | $74,100 | $77,444 | $82,107 |
| 12 | $71,452 | $74,141 | $77,395 | $80,751 | $85,459 |
| 13 | $74,124 | $76,813 | $80,121 | $83,422 | $88,127 |
| 14 | $77,220 | $79,919 | $83,283 | $86,625 | $91,549 |
| 15 | $80,871 | $83,672 | $87,145 | $90,486 | $95,434 |
| 16 | $83,585 | $86,662 | $91,488 | $94,833 | $100,153 |
| 17 | $88,439 | $91,831 | $94,863 | $98,285 | $104,331 |
| 18 | $100,674 | $103,839 | $110,602 |
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Per month (12)
$4,714.92
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,282 | +$703 |
| 3 | $57,809 | +$1,230 |
| 4 | $58,701 | +$2,122 |
| 5 | $59,704 | +$3,125 |
| 6 | $60,404 | +$3,825 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $56,579 a year, $4,714.92 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Rutherford Public Schools Teacher Salary Guide 2026-2027, the middle year of the Rutherford Education Association agreement for 2025-2028, which the district posts on its employee contracts page.
Step 18 exists only from the MA lane rightwards; the BA and BA 15 lanes are blank at that step on the printed guide.
Movement from the BA level to the MA level must be by graduate credits, as the note under the guide states.
Read from the agreement's text layer and checked cell by cell against the rendered page image.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $56,579 at step 1 to $88,439 at step 17: 16 step increases worth $1,991 each on average, 56% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,854, between step 16 and step 17.
A master's degree is worth $6,037 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.7%) and $12,235 more at the top of the column (13.8%).
The highest-paid column, MA 30, starts at $70,161 and tops out at $110,602, 25% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Rutherford School District's starting pay ranks 277th and its top cell ranks 64th; 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 67th percentile and the top cell at the 75th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $56,579 | $88,439 | 16 | 56% |
| BA 15 | $58,792 | $91,831 | 16 | 56% |
| MA | $62,616 | $100,674 | 17 | 61% |
| MA 15 | $65,719 | $103,839 | 17 | 58% |
| MA 30 | $70,161 | $110,602 | 17 | 58% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford School District | 2,544 | 2026-27 | $56,579 | $62,616 | $110,602 |
| Caldwell-West School District | 2,577 | 2026-27 | $57,800 | $62,500 | $86,810 |
| Stafford Township School District | 2,593 | 2026-27 | $60,883 | $62,333 | $104,583 |
| Madison School District | 2,485 | 2025-26 | $63,710 | $69,385 | $108,220 |
| Glen Rock Public School District | 2,607 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $115,524 |
| Dumont Public School District | 2,614 | 2024-25 | $61,058 | $65,058 | $112,248 |
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 Rutherford School District?
$56,579 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rutherford School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $56,579 (BA).
What is the top of the Rutherford School District salary schedule?
$110,602, at step 18 on MA 30 (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 Rutherford School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $88,439, is reached at step 17, 16 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Rutherford School District?
$6,037 more at the first step: $62,616 on MA against $56,579 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Caldwell-West School Districtstarts $57,800
- Stafford Township School Districtstarts $60,883
- Madison School Districtstarts $63,710
- Glen Rock Public School Districtstarts $60,000
- Dumont Public School Districtstarts $61,058
- South River Public School Districtstarts $59,310
- Elmwood Park School Districtstarts $53,202
- Berkeley Heights School Districtstarts $58,485
- Morris Hills Regional School Districtstarts $66,950
- Rockaway Township School Districtstarts $63,495
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