Annual salary
$60,883
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Stafford Township 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.
- Stafford Township School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,883 (BA, step (A)) and tops out at $104,583 (PHD, step (V)), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,883 and reaches $101,683 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $62,333 to $103,133.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 22 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step (V).
- Stafford Township School District enrolled 2,593 students in 2023-24, the 154th-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 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | $60,883 | $61,333 | $61,783 | $62,333 | $62,783 | $63,233 | $63,783 |
| (B) | $61,283 | $61,733 | $62,183 | $62,733 | $63,183 | $63,633 | $64,183 |
| (C) | $61,783 | $62,233 | $62,683 | $63,233 | $63,683 | $64,133 | $64,683 |
| (D) | $62,283 | $62,733 | $63,183 | $63,733 | $64,183 | $64,633 | $65,183 |
| (E) | $62,983 | $63,433 | $63,883 | $64,433 | $64,883 | $65,333 | $65,883 |
| (F) | $63,683 | $64,133 | $64,583 | $65,133 | $65,583 | $66,033 | $66,583 |
| (G) | $64,483 | $64,933 | $65,383 | $65,933 | $66,383 | $66,833 | $67,383 |
| (H) | $65,583 | $66,033 | $66,483 | $67,033 | $67,483 | $67,933 | $68,483 |
| (I) | $67,083 | $67,533 | $67,983 | $68,533 | $68,983 | $69,433 | $69,983 |
| (J) | $69,083 | $69,533 | $69,983 | $70,533 | $70,983 | $71,433 | $71,983 |
| (K) | $71,183 | $71,633 | $72,083 | $72,633 | $73,083 | $73,533 | $74,083 |
| (L) | $73,308 | $73,758 | $74,208 | $74,758 | $75,208 | $75,658 | $76,208 |
| (M) | $75,358 | $75,808 | $76,258 | $76,808 | $77,258 | $77,708 | $78,258 |
| (N) | $77,658 | $78,108 | $78,558 | $79,108 | $79,558 | $80,008 | $80,558 |
| (O) | $80,083 | $80,533 | $80,983 | $81,533 | $81,983 | $82,433 | $82,983 |
| (P) | $82,583 | $83,033 | $83,483 | $84,033 | $84,483 | $84,933 | $85,483 |
| (Q) | $85,358 | $85,808 | $86,258 | $86,808 | $87,258 | $87,708 | $88,258 |
| (R) | $87,883 | $88,333 | $88,783 | $89,333 | $89,783 | $90,233 | $90,783 |
| (S) | $90,783 | $91,233 | $91,683 | $92,233 | $92,683 | $93,133 | $93,683 |
| (T) | $93,883 | $94,333 | $94,783 | $95,333 | $95,783 | $96,233 | $96,783 |
| (U) | $97,583 | $98,033 | $98,483 | $99,033 | $99,483 | $99,933 | $100,483 |
| (V) | $101,683 | $102,133 | $102,583 | $103,133 | $103,583 | $104,033 | $104,583 |
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Per month (12)
$5,073.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| (B) | $61,283 | +$400 |
| (C) | $61,783 | +$900 |
| (D) | $62,283 | +$1,400 |
| (E) | $62,983 | +$2,100 |
| (F) | $63,683 | +$2,800 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step (A) = $60,883 a year, $5,073.58 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: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027.
Bargained with Stafford Tp EA.
The guide is printed inside the filed agreement as an image, so it was read off the page as rendered and every figure was then checked against that page.
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.
Stafford Township letters its steps (A) through (V) rather than numbering them; staff hired for September 1, 2024 and after are placed on step (A), and staff at max step (V) stay there for the term of the agreement.
The agreement figures a part-time certificated salary by dividing the step salary by 182 working days and then by seven hours.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,883 at step (A) to $101,683 at step (V): 21 step increases worth $1,943 each on average, 67% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,100, between step (U) and step (V).
A master's degree is worth $1,450 more than a bachelor's at the first step (2.4%) and $1,450 more at the top of the column (1.4%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $63,783 and tops out at $104,583, 3% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Stafford Township School District's starting pay ranks 144th and its top cell ranks 145th; 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 81st percentile and the top cell at the 66th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,883 | $101,683 | 21 | 67% |
| BA+15 | $61,333 | $102,133 | 21 | 67% |
| BA+30 | $61,783 | $102,583 | 21 | 66% |
| MA | $62,333 | $103,133 | 21 | 65% |
| MA+15 | $62,783 | $103,583 | 21 | 65% |
| MA+30 | $63,233 | $104,033 | 21 | 65% |
| PHD | $63,783 | $104,583 | 21 | 64% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Township School District | 2,593 | 2026-27 | $60,883 | $62,333 | $104,583 |
| Glen Rock Public School District | 2,607 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | – | $115,524 |
| Caldwell-West School District | 2,577 | 2026-27 | $57,800 | $62,500 | $86,810 |
| Dumont Public School District | 2,614 | 2024-25 | $61,058 | $65,058 | $112,248 |
| Elmwood Park School District | 2,641 | 2023-24 | $53,202 | $57,007 | $99,928 |
| Rutherford School District | 2,544 | 2026-27 | $56,579 | $62,616 | $110,602 |
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 Stafford Township School District?
$60,883 on the column BA at step (A) of the 2026-27 schedule (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,883 (BA).
What is the top of the Stafford Township School District salary schedule?
$104,583, at step (V) on PHD (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 Stafford Township School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $101,683, is reached at step (V), 21 step increases after step (A) (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Stafford Township School District?
$1,450 more at the first step: $62,333 on MA against $60,883 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Glen Rock Public School Districtstarts $60,000
- Caldwell-West School Districtstarts $57,800
- Dumont Public School Districtstarts $61,058
- Elmwood Park School Districtstarts $53,202
- Rutherford School Districtstarts $56,579
- Morris Hills Regional School Districtstarts $66,950
- Jefferson Township Public School Districtstarts $58,090
- Madison School Districtstarts $63,710
- South River Public School Districtstarts $59,310
- Hazlet Township Public School Districtstarts $55,000
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