Annual salary
$55,088
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2023-24
Salem City School District salary schedule, 2023-24
Teacher salary guide, 2023-24. 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.
- Salem City School District's 2023-24 salary schedule starts at $55,088 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $92,821 (MA+60, step 18), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $55,088 and reaches $88,621 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $57,088 to $90,621.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
- Salem City School District enrolled 1,277 students in 2023-24, the 268th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2023-24
Official sourceDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2023-24Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+30 | MA+60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,088 | $56,088 | $57,088 | $58,138 | $59,288 |
| 2 | $55,188 | $56,188 | $57,188 | $58,238 | $59,388 |
| 3 | $55,488 | $56,488 | $57,488 | $58,538 | $59,688 |
| 4 | $55,788 | $56,788 | $57,788 | $58,838 | $59,988 |
| 5 | $56,588 | $57,588 | $58,588 | $59,638 | $60,788 |
| 6 | $57,588 | $58,588 | $59,588 | $60,638 | $61,788 |
| 7 | $58,813 | $59,813 | $60,813 | $61,863 | $63,013 |
| 8 | $60,038 | $61,038 | $62,038 | $63,088 | $64,238 |
| 9 | $61,338 | $62,338 | $63,338 | $64,388 | $65,538 |
| 10 | $62,838 | $63,838 | $64,838 | $65,888 | $67,038 |
| 11 | $64,338 | $65,338 | $66,338 | $67,388 | $68,538 |
| 12 | $66,609 | $67,609 | $68,609 | $69,659 | $70,809 |
| 13 | $69,869 | $70,869 | $71,869 | $72,919 | $74,069 |
| 14 | $73,289 | $74,289 | $75,289 | $76,339 | $77,489 |
| 15 | $76,877 | $77,877 | $78,877 | $79,927 | $81,077 |
| 16 | $80,644 | $81,644 | $82,644 | $83,694 | $84,844 |
| 17 | $84,597 | $85,597 | $86,597 | $87,647 | $88,797 |
| 18 | $88,621 | $89,621 | $90,621 | $91,671 | $92,821 |
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Per month (12)
$4,590.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $55,188 | +$100 |
| 3 | $55,488 | +$400 |
| 4 | $55,788 | +$700 |
| 5 | $56,588 | +$1,500 |
| 6 | $57,588 | +$2,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $55,088 a year, $4,590.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
New Jersey has no statewide teacher salary schedule and the state Department of Education publishes no collection of them. Pay is bargained district by district, and this guide comes from the salary appendix of the agreement the district filed with the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission.
Agreement term: 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Salem City EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
The agreement labels this guide 2023-24. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
Table caption in the agreement: C. Years of teaching experience D. Compliance with the requirements of NJSA
- Soft spot: This guide is 3 years old. It is the most recent one that could be read: the district has filed newer agreements with PERC, but they are scans with no text layer and PERC holds no searchable version of them.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $55,088 at step 1 to $88,621 at step 18: 17 step increases worth $1,973 each on average, 61% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,024, between step 17 and step 18.
A master's degree is worth $2,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.6%) and $2,000 more at the top of the column (2.3%).
The highest-paid column, MA+60, starts at $59,288 and tops out at $92,821, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Salem City School District's starting pay ranks 297th and its top cell ranks 284th; 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 63rd percentile and the top cell at the 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $55,088 | $88,621 | 17 | 61% |
| BA+30 | $56,088 | $89,621 | 17 | 60% |
| MA | $57,088 | $90,621 | 17 | 59% |
| MA+30 | $58,138 | $91,671 | 17 | 58% |
| MA+60 | $59,288 | $92,821 | 17 | 57% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem City School District | 1,277 | 2023-24 | $55,088 | $57,088 | $92,821 |
| Woodland Park School District | 1,281 | 2026-27 | $64,445 | – | $104,485 |
| Wood-Ridge School District | 1,289 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $64,750 | $109,209 |
| Northern Highlands Regional High School District | 1,301 | 2025-26 | $67,226 | $75,626 | $121,136 |
| Mantua Township School District | 1,250 | 2026-27 | $60,317 | $61,817 | $89,662 |
| Mountain Lakes Public Schools | 1,249 | 2026-27 | $65,395 | $73,495 | $116,373 |
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 Salem City School District?
$55,088 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2023-24 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $55,088 (BA).
What is the top of the Salem City School District salary schedule?
$92,821, at step 18 on MA+60 (2023-24). 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 Salem City School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $88,621, is reached at step 18, 17 step increases after step 1 (2023-24 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Salem City School District?
$2,000 more at the first step: $57,088 on MA against $55,088 on BA (2023-24 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Woodland Park School Districtstarts $64,445
- Wood-Ridge School Districtstarts $60,500
- Northern Highlands Regional High School Districtstarts $67,226
- Mantua Township School Districtstarts $60,317
- Mountain Lakes Public Schoolsstarts $65,395
- Wallington Boro School Districtstarts $58,235
- East Greenwich Township School Districtstarts $60,547
- Hanover Park Regional High School Districtstarts $60,969
- Cumberland Regional School Districtstarts $63,307
- Closter Public School Districtstarts $59,000
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