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Southern Regional School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26. 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.
- Southern Regional School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $66,081 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $117,839 (PHD, step 21), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $66,081 and reaches $109,839 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $69,081 to $112,839.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Southern Regional School District enrolled 2,726 students in 2023-24, the 144th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+30 | MA+60 | MA+90 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,081 | $67,081 | $69,081 | $71,081 | $72,081 | $73,081 | $74,081 |
| 2 | $66,585 | $67,585 | $69,585 | $71,585 | $72,585 | $73,585 | $74,585 |
| 3 | $67,351 | $68,351 | $70,351 | $72,351 | $73,351 | $74,351 | $75,351 |
| 4 | $68,362 | $69,362 | $71,362 | $73,362 | $74,362 | $75,362 | $76,362 |
| 5 | $69,689 | $70,689 | $72,689 | $74,689 | $75,689 | $76,689 | $77,689 |
| 6 | $71,178 | $72,178 | $74,178 | $76,178 | $77,178 | $78,178 | $79,178 |
| 7 | $72,931 | $73,931 | $75,931 | $77,931 | $78,931 | $79,931 | $80,931 |
| 8 | $74,872 | $75,872 | $77,872 | $79,872 | $80,872 | $81,872 | $82,872 |
| 9 | $76,934 | $77,934 | $79,934 | $81,934 | $82,934 | $83,934 | $84,934 |
| 10 | $79,157 | $80,157 | $82,157 | $84,157 | $85,157 | $86,157 | $87,157 |
| 11 | $81,489 | $82,489 | $84,489 | $86,489 | $87,489 | $88,489 | $89,489 |
| 12 | $83,922 | $84,922 | $86,922 | $88,922 | $89,922 | $90,922 | $91,922 |
| 13 | $86,399 | $87,399 | $89,399 | $91,399 | $92,399 | $93,399 | $94,399 |
| 14 | $88,938 | $89,938 | $91,938 | $93,938 | $94,938 | $95,938 | $96,938 |
| 15 | $91,554 | $92,554 | $94,554 | $96,554 | $97,554 | $98,554 | $99,554 |
| 16 | $94,229 | $95,229 | $97,229 | $99,229 | $100,229 | $101,229 | $102,229 |
| 17 | $96,950 | $97,950 | $99,950 | $101,950 | $102,950 | $103,950 | $104,950 |
| 18 | $99,761 | $100,761 | $102,761 | $104,761 | $105,761 | $106,761 | $107,761 |
| 19 | $102,865 | $103,865 | $105,865 | $107,865 | $108,865 | $109,865 | $110,865 |
| 20 | $106,243 | $107,243 | $109,243 | $111,243 | $112,243 | $113,243 | $114,243 |
| 21 | $109,839 | $110,839 | $112,839 | $114,839 | $115,839 | $116,839 | $117,839 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $66,585 | +$504 |
| 3 | $67,351 | +$1,270 |
| 4 | $68,362 | +$2,281 |
| 5 | $69,689 | +$3,608 |
| 6 | $71,178 | +$5,097 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $66,081 a year, $5,506.75 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 - 06/30/2028.
Bargained with Southern Reg EA.
Read from the text layer of the PDF filed with PERC.
The agreement labels this guide 2025-26. 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: 2025-2026
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Southern Regional School District?
$66,081 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $66,081 (BA).
What is the top of the Southern Regional School District salary schedule?
$117,839, at step 21 on PHD (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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