Annual salary
$60,324
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Somerdale 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.
- Somerdale School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,324 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $96,705 (DOC, step 16), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,324 and reaches $90,284 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $62,892 to $92,852.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Somerdale School District enrolled 448 students in 2023-24, the 418th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2026-27
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | DOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,324 | $60,966 | $61,607 | $62,892 | $63,534 | $64,177 | $65,461 | $66,745 |
| 2 | $60,624 | $61,266 | $61,907 | $63,192 | $63,834 | $64,477 | $65,761 | $67,045 |
| 3 | $60,924 | $61,566 | $62,207 | $63,492 | $64,134 | $64,777 | $66,061 | $67,345 |
| 4 | $61,424 | $62,066 | $62,707 | $63,992 | $64,634 | $65,277 | $66,561 | $67,845 |
| 5 | $62,124 | $62,766 | $63,407 | $64,692 | $65,334 | $65,977 | $67,261 | $68,545 |
| 6 | $63,024 | $63,666 | $64,307 | $65,592 | $66,234 | $66,877 | $68,161 | $69,445 |
| 7 | $64,024 | $64,666 | $65,307 | $66,592 | $67,234 | $67,877 | $69,161 | $70,445 |
| 8 | $65,824 | $66,466 | $67,107 | $68,392 | $69,034 | $69,677 | $70,961 | $72,245 |
| 9 | $67,824 | $68,466 | $69,107 | $70,392 | $71,034 | $71,677 | $72,961 | $74,245 |
| 10 | $69,924 | $70,566 | $71,207 | $72,492 | $73,134 | $73,777 | $75,061 | $76,345 |
| 11 | $72,124 | $72,766 | $73,407 | $74,692 | $75,334 | $75,977 | $77,261 | $78,545 |
| 12 | $74,424 | $75,066 | $75,707 | $76,992 | $77,634 | $78,277 | $79,561 | $80,845 |
| 13 | $76,924 | $77,566 | $78,207 | $79,492 | $80,134 | $80,777 | $82,061 | $83,345 |
| 14 | $80,324 | $80,966 | $81,607 | $82,892 | $83,534 | $84,177 | $85,461 | $86,745 |
| 15 | $84,274 | $84,916 | $85,557 | $86,842 | $87,484 | $88,127 | $89,411 | $90,695 |
| 16 | $90,284 | $90,926 | $91,567 | $92,852 | $93,494 | $94,137 | $95,421 | $96,705 |
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Per month (12)
$5,027.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60,624 | +$300 |
| 3 | $60,924 | +$600 |
| 4 | $61,424 | +$1,100 |
| 5 | $62,124 | +$1,800 |
| 6 | $63,024 | +$2,700 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,324 a year, $5,027.00 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: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2030.
Bargained with Somerdale 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 is headed YEAR 2, 2026-27, Somerdale Certified Salary Guide. The 2025-30 agreement prints one guide per year of its five-year term; the 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30 guides are also in the filing and are future money.
The columns are printed as a single eight-lane table on one page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,324 at step 1 to $90,284 at step 16: 15 step increases worth $1,997 each on average, 50% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $6,010, between step 15 and step 16.
A master's degree is worth $2,568 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.3%) and $2,568 more at the top of the column (2.8%).
The highest-paid column, DOC, starts at $66,745 and tops out at $96,705, 7% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Somerdale School District's starting pay ranks 170th and its top cell ranks 240th; 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 79th percentile and the top cell at the 56th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,324 | $90,284 | 15 | 50% |
| BA+15 | $60,966 | $90,926 | 15 | 49% |
| BA+30 | $61,607 | $91,567 | 15 | 49% |
| MA | $62,892 | $92,852 | 15 | 48% |
| MA+15 | $63,534 | $93,494 | 15 | 47% |
| MA+30 | $64,177 | $94,137 | 15 | 47% |
| MA+45 | $65,461 | $95,421 | 15 | 46% |
| DOC | $66,745 | $96,705 | 15 | 45% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerdale School District | 448 | 2026-27 | $60,324 | $62,892 | $96,705 |
| Andover Regional School District | 449 | 2025-26 | $61,572 | $66,622 | $100,958 |
| Cranbury Township School District | 442 | 2026-27 | $60,200 | $60,800 | $100,000 |
| Allamuchy Township School District | 441 | 2022-23 | $54,028 | $56,488 | $88,588 |
| Mt. Ephraim School District | 435 | 2026-27 | $60,887 | $64,187 | $100,023 |
| Blairstown Elementary Township School District | 428 | 2025-26 | $59,985 | $63,085 | $97,630 |
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 Somerdale School District?
$60,324 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,324 (BA).
What is the top of the Somerdale School District salary schedule?
$96,705, at step 16 on DOC (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 Somerdale School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $90,284, is reached at step 16, 15 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Somerdale School District?
$2,568 more at the first step: $62,892 on MA against $60,324 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Andover Regional School Districtstarts $61,572
- Cranbury Township School Districtstarts $60,200
- Allamuchy Township School Districtstarts $54,028
- Mt. Ephraim School Districtstarts $60,887
- Blairstown Elementary Township School Districtstarts $59,985
- Brielle Boro School Districtstarts $60,234
- Tewksbury Township School Districtstarts $66,444
- Lakehurst School Districtstarts $60,669
- Belmar Elementary School Districtstarts $60,585
- Green Township School Districtstarts $63,777
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