Annual salary
$57,330
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2025-26
Vernon Township 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.
- Vernon Township School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $57,330 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $107,184 (DOCT, step 15), per New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts database (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $57,330 and reaches $92,564 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $63,160 to $101,354.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Vernon Township School District enrolled 2,941 students in 2023-24, the 132nd-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary guide, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentNew Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Public Sector Contracts databaseSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | MA+60 | DOCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,330 | $58,480 | $59,630 | $63,160 | $64,350 | $65,550 | $66,690 | $67,840 | $68,990 |
| 2 | $57,680 | $58,830 | $59,980 | $63,510 | $64,700 | $65,900 | $67,040 | $68,190 | $69,340 |
| 3 | $58,130 | $59,280 | $60,430 | $64,060 | $65,250 | $66,450 | $67,590 | $68,740 | $69,890 |
| 4 | $58,680 | $59,830 | $60,980 | $64,610 | $65,800 | $67,000 | $68,140 | $69,290 | $70,440 |
| 5 | $59,275 | $60,425 | $61,575 | $65,205 | $66,395 | $67,595 | $68,735 | $69,885 | $71,035 |
| 6 | $60,265 | $61,415 | $62,565 | $66,795 | $67,985 | $69,185 | $70,325 | $71,475 | $72,625 |
| 7 | $61,625 | $62,775 | $63,925 | $68,435 | $69,625 | $70,825 | $71,965 | $73,115 | $74,265 |
| 8 | $63,889 | $65,039 | $66,189 | $70,969 | $72,159 | $73,359 | $74,499 | $75,649 | $76,799 |
| 9 | $67,219 | $68,369 | $69,519 | $74,579 | $75,769 | $76,969 | $78,109 | $79,259 | $80,409 |
| 10 | $70,679 | $71,829 | $72,979 | $78,329 | $79,519 | $80,719 | $81,859 | $83,009 | $84,159 |
| 11 | $74,769 | $75,919 | $77,069 | $82,799 | $83,989 | $85,189 | $86,329 | $87,479 | $88,629 |
| 12 | $78,869 | $80,019 | $81,169 | $87,089 | $88,279 | $89,479 | $90,619 | $91,769 | $92,919 |
| 13 | $82,979 | $84,029 | $85,179 | $91,289 | $92,479 | $93,679 | $94,819 | $95,969 | $97,119 |
| 14 | $86,969 | $88,119 | $89,269 | $95,569 | $96,759 | $97,959 | $99,099 | $100,249 | $101,399 |
| 15 | $92,564 | $93,714 | $94,864 | $101,354 | $102,544 | $103,744 | $104,884 | $106,034 | $107,184 |
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Per month (12)
$4,777.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,680 | +$350 |
| 3 | $58,130 | +$800 |
| 4 | $58,680 | +$1,350 |
| 5 | $59,275 | +$1,945 |
| 6 | $60,265 | +$2,935 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $57,330 a year, $4,777.50 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: 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2026.
Bargained with Vernon Tp 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.
The agreement calls this the Certified staff guide and prints one page per year of the 2023-2026 term; this is Year 3, 2025/2026, the last year of the filed agreement.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $57,330 at step 1 to $92,564 at step 15: 14 step increases worth $2,517 each on average, 61% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,595, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $5,830 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.2%) and $8,790 more at the top of the column (9.5%).
The highest-paid column, DOCT, starts at $68,990 and tops out at $107,184, 16% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Vernon Township School District's starting pay ranks 265th and its top cell ranks 102nd; 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 70th percentile and the top cell at the 70th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $57,330 | $92,564 | 14 | 61% |
| BA+15 | $58,480 | $93,714 | 14 | 60% |
| BA+30 | $59,630 | $94,864 | 14 | 59% |
| MA | $63,160 | $101,354 | 14 | 60% |
| MA+15 | $64,350 | $102,544 | 14 | 59% |
| MA+30 | $65,550 | $103,744 | 14 | 58% |
| MA+45 | $66,690 | $104,884 | 14 | 57% |
| MA+60 | $67,840 | $106,034 | 14 | 56% |
| DOCT | $68,990 | $107,184 | 14 | 55% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township School District | 2,941 | 2025-26 | $57,330 | $63,160 | $107,184 |
| Englewood Public School District | 2,955 | 2026-27 | $62,000 | $65,750 | $114,983 |
| West Milford Township Public School District | 2,974 | 2024-25 | $59,710 | $63,910 | $116,710 |
| Holmdel Township School District | 2,891 | 2026-27 | $67,400 | $76,200 | $112,025 |
| Delran Township School District | 2,889 | 2024-25 | $59,222 | $61,722 | $90,449 |
| Hamilton Township School District | 2,884 | 2026-27 | $60,895 | $64,884 | $101,307 |
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 Vernon Township School District?
$57,330 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 $57,330 (BA).
What is the top of the Vernon Township School District salary schedule?
$107,184, at step 15 on DOCT (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 Vernon Township School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $92,564, is reached at step 15, 14 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Vernon Township School District?
$5,830 more at the first step: $63,160 on MA against $57,330 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
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- Englewood Public School Districtstarts $62,000
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- Delran Township School Districtstarts $59,222
- Hamilton Township School Districtstarts $60,895
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- West Deptford Township School Districtstarts $70,493
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