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Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher 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.
- Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,256 (BA, step 2) and tops out at $90,165 (MA+15, step 17), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $57,256 and reaches $85,670 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $61,256 to $89,670.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17.
- Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District enrolled 128 students in 2023-24, the 524th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,256 | $58,756 | $59,756 | $61,256 | $61,751 |
| 3 | $58,385 | $59,885 | $60,885 | $62,385 | $62,880 |
| 4 | $59,555 | $61,055 | $62,055 | $63,555 | $64,050 |
| 5 | $61,220 | $62,720 | $63,720 | $65,220 | $65,715 |
| 6 | $62,955 | $64,455 | $65,455 | $66,955 | $67,450 |
| 7 | $64,755 | $66,255 | $67,255 | $68,755 | $69,250 |
| 8 | $66,615 | $68,115 | $69,115 | $70,615 | $71,110 |
| 9 | $68,615 | $70,115 | $71,115 | $72,615 | $73,110 |
| 10 | $69,908 | $71,408 | $72,408 | $73,908 | $74,403 |
| 11 | $71,200 | $72,700 | $73,700 | $75,200 | $75,695 |
| 12 | $73,355 | $74,855 | $75,855 | $77,355 | $77,850 |
| 13 | $75,590 | $77,090 | $78,090 | $79,590 | $80,085 |
| 14 | $77,910 | $79,410 | $80,410 | $81,910 | $82,405 |
| 15 | $80,310 | $81,810 | $82,810 | $84,310 | $84,805 |
| 16 | $82,805 | $84,305 | $85,305 | $86,805 | $87,300 |
| 17 | $85,670 | $87,170 | $88,170 | $89,670 | $90,165 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $58,385 | +$1,129 |
| 4 | $59,555 | +$2,299 |
| 5 | $61,220 | +$3,964 |
| 6 | $62,955 | +$5,699 |
| 7 | $64,755 | +$7,499 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 2 = $57,256 a year, $4,771.33 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: 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Sandyston-Walpack EA.
The agreement is on file at PERC as a scan with no text layer. The guide was read off the scanned page and every figure was then checked against the page as rendered.
The agreement labels this guide 2026-27. A multi-year agreement prints one guide per year of its term; a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
The guide has no Step 1: every year of this agreement starts its teachers' guide at Step 2 and runs to Step 17.
- Soft spot: Step 10 in the MA column reads 73,908 on the page; the text read of it returned 13,908. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 10 in the MA+15 column reads 74,403 on the page; the text read of it returned 14,403. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 11 in the MA column reads 75,200 on the page; the text read of it returned 15,200. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 11 in the BA+15 column reads 72,700 on the page; the text read of the scan returned 72,/00. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
- Soft spot: Step 11 in the BA+30 column reads 73,700 on the page; the text read of the scan returned 73,/00. The figure published is the one printed in the agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $57,256 at step 2 to $85,670 at step 17: 15 step increases worth $1,894 each on average, 50% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,865, between step 16 and step 17.
A master's degree is worth $4,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.0%) and $4,000 more at the top of the column (4.7%).
The highest-paid column, MA+15, starts at $61,751 and tops out at $90,165, 5% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District's starting pay ranks 267th and its top cell ranks 297th; 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 69th percentile and the top cell at the 48th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $57,256 | $85,670 | 15 | 50% |
| BA+15 | $58,756 | $87,170 | 15 | 48% |
| BA+30 | $59,756 | $88,170 | 15 | 48% |
| MA | $61,256 | $89,670 | 15 | 46% |
| MA+15 | $61,751 | $90,165 | 15 | 46% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District | 128 | 2026-27 | $57,256 | $61,256 | $90,165 |
| Ocean Gate School District | 131 | 2023-24 | $56,430 | $57,930 | $86,720 |
| Stow Creek Township School District | 137 | 2024-25 | $59,056 | $62,056 | $85,386 |
| Sea Girt Borough School District | 138 | 2025-26 | $71,333 | – | $94,558 |
| Spring Lake Borough | 142 | 2026-27 | $69,320 | $71,820 | $98,995 |
| Frenchtown Borough School District | 104 | 2024-25 | $56,685 | $63,785 | $92,755 |
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 Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District?
$57,256 on the column BA at step 2 of the 2026-27 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $57,256 (BA).
What is the top of the Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District salary schedule?
$90,165, at step 17 on MA+15 (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 Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $85,670, is reached at step 17, 15 step increases after step 2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District?
$4,000 more at the first step: $61,256 on MA against $57,256 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Ocean Gate School Districtstarts $56,430
- Stow Creek Township School Districtstarts $59,056
- Sea Girt Borough School Districtstarts $71,333
- Spring Lake Boroughstarts $69,320
- Frenchtown Borough School Districtstarts $56,685
- Deal Boro School Districtstarts $60,215
- Cape May City School Districtstarts $59,500
- Mannington Township School Districtstarts $63,709
- Wenonah Boro School Districtstarts $57,593
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