Annual salary
$62,521
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2025-26
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teachers 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.
- Sussex-Wantage Regional School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $62,521 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $100,441 (MA 30, step 15), per Sussex-Wantage Regional School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $62,521 and reaches $90,691 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $66,271 to $94,441.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Sussex-Wantage Regional School District enrolled 1,080 students in 2023-24, the 295th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA 10 | BA 20 | BA 30 | MA | MA 15 | MA 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,521 | $63,271 | $64,021 | $64,771 | $66,271 | $69,271 | $72,271 |
| 2 | $63,021 | $63,771 | $64,521 | $65,271 | $66,771 | $69,771 | $72,771 |
| 3 | $63,521 | $64,271 | $65,021 | $65,771 | $67,271 | $70,271 | $73,271 |
| 4 | $64,021 | $64,771 | $65,521 | $66,271 | $67,771 | $70,771 | $73,771 |
| 5 | $64,521 | $65,271 | $66,021 | $66,771 | $68,271 | $71,271 | $74,271 |
| 6 | $65,026 | $65,776 | $66,526 | $67,276 | $68,776 | $71,776 | $74,776 |
| 7 | $65,526 | $66,276 | $67,026 | $67,776 | $69,276 | $72,276 | $75,276 |
| 8 | $67,926 | $68,676 | $69,426 | $70,176 | $71,676 | $74,676 | $77,676 |
| 9 | $70,591 | $71,341 | $72,091 | $72,841 | $74,341 | $77,341 | $80,341 |
| 10 | $73,441 | $74,191 | $74,941 | $75,691 | $77,191 | $80,191 | $83,191 |
| 11 | $76,491 | $77,241 | $77,991 | $78,741 | $80,241 | $83,241 | $86,241 |
| 12 | $79,741 | $80,491 | $81,241 | $81,991 | $83,491 | $86,491 | $89,491 |
| 13 | $83,191 | $83,941 | $84,691 | $85,441 | $86,941 | $89,941 | $92,941 |
| 14 | $86,841 | $87,591 | $88,341 | $89,091 | $90,591 | $93,591 | $96,591 |
| 15 | $90,691 | $91,441 | $92,191 | $92,941 | $94,441 | $97,441 | $100,441 |
highest celllowest cell15 step rows x 7 column columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
Find my cell
Per month (12)
$5,210.08
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $63,021 | +$500 |
| 3 | $63,521 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $64,021 | +$1,500 |
| 5 | $64,521 | +$2,000 |
| 6 | $65,026 | +$2,505 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $62,521 a year, $5,210.08 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Sussex Wantage Regional Board of Education Teacher Salary Guide 2025-2026, appendix A-3 of the SWEA contract for 2023-2026, which the district posts itself. It is the final year of that agreement and no successor is posted.
Longevity is paid outside the guide after continuous years of service: $900 at 15 to 19 years, $2,000 at 20 to 24 and $2,700 at 25 or more.
The contract is an image-only scan. The figures were read off the rendered page image, checked against an independent OCR pass, and checked against the guide's own arithmetic: BA 10, BA 20 and BA 30 each sit exactly $750 above the lane to their left at every step, MA sits $1,500 above BA 30, and MA 15 and MA 30 each sit $3,000 above the lane to their left.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $62,521 at step 1 to $90,691 at step 15: 14 step increases worth $2,012 each on average, 45% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,850, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $3,750 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.0%) and $3,750 more at the top of the column (4.1%).
The highest-paid column, MA 30, starts at $72,271 and tops out at $100,441, 11% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Sussex-Wantage Regional School District's starting pay ranks 101st and its top cell ranks 192nd; 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 85th percentile and the top cell at the 61st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $62,521 | $90,691 | 14 | 45% |
| BA 10 | $63,271 | $91,441 | 14 | 45% |
| BA 20 | $64,021 | $92,191 | 14 | 44% |
| BA 30 | $64,771 | $92,941 | 14 | 43% |
| MA | $66,271 | $94,441 | 14 | 43% |
| MA 15 | $69,271 | $97,441 | 14 | 41% |
| MA 30 | $72,271 | $100,441 | 14 | 39% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex-Wantage Regional School District | 1,080 | 2025-26 | $62,521 | $66,271 | $100,441 |
| Emerson Public School District | 1,088 | 2026-27 | $59,950 | $65,200 | $109,950 |
| Passaic Valley Regional High School District | 1,061 | 2026-27 | $63,175 | – | $128,880 |
| Eatontown Public School District | 1,019 | 2026-27 | $64,129 | $68,229 | $106,489 |
| Pitman Boro School District | 1,147 | 2023-24 | $49,027 | $53,304 | $95,230 |
| Hillsdale School District | 1,149 | 2026-27 | $55,070 | $60,913 | $111,008 |
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 Sussex-Wantage Regional School District?
$62,521 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Sussex-Wantage Regional School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $62,521 (BA).
What is the top of the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District salary schedule?
$100,441, at step 15 on MA 30 (2025-26). 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 Sussex-Wantage Regional School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $90,691, is reached at step 15, 14 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Sussex-Wantage Regional School District?
$3,750 more at the first step: $66,271 on MA against $62,521 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Emerson Public School Districtstarts $59,950
- Passaic Valley Regional High School Districtstarts $63,175
- Eatontown Public School Districtstarts $64,129
- Pitman Boro School Districtstarts $49,027
- Hillsdale School Districtstarts $55,070
- Plumsted Township School Districtstarts $62,119
- Mount Holly Township Public School Districtstarts $58,894
- Keyport School Districtstarts $60,002
- Lower Cape May Regional School Districtstarts $65,484
- Millstone Township School Districtstarts $63,490
See every New Jersey district on the New Jersey page. Compare this district on the comparison pages or the rankings.