Annual salary
$63,618
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
West Essex Regional School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teachers 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.
- West Essex Regional School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $63,618 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $120,272 (MA+60, step L2), per West Essex Regional School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $63,618 and reaches $104,870 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $66,799 to $109,839.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step L2.
- West Essex Regional School District enrolled 1,694 students in 2023-24, the 219th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Teachers salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $63,618 | $65,208 | $66,799 | $69,026 | $71,252 | $73,479 |
| 2 | $64,618 | $66,233 | $67,849 | $70,111 | $72,372 | $74,634 |
| 3 | $65,618 | $67,258 | $68,899 | $71,196 | $73,492 | $75,789 |
| 4-5 | $66,618 | $68,283 | $69,949 | $72,281 | $74,612 | $76,944 |
| 6 | $67,618 | $69,308 | $70,999 | $73,366 | $75,732 | $78,099 |
| 7 | $68,718 | $70,436 | $72,154 | $74,559 | $76,964 | $79,369 |
| 8 | $70,866 | $72,638 | $74,409 | $76,890 | $79,370 | $81,850 |
| 9 | $73,014 | $74,839 | $76,665 | $79,220 | $81,776 | $84,331 |
| 10 | $75,162 | $77,041 | $78,920 | $81,551 | $84,181 | $86,812 |
| 11 | $77,310 | $79,243 | $81,176 | $83,881 | $86,587 | $89,293 |
| 12 | $80,360 | $82,369 | $84,378 | $87,191 | $90,003 | $92,816 |
| 13 | $83,410 | $85,495 | $87,581 | $90,500 | $93,419 | $96,339 |
| 14 | $86,460 | $88,622 | $90,783 | $93,809 | $96,835 | $99,861 |
| 15 | $89,510 | $91,748 | $93,986 | $97,118 | $100,251 | $103,384 |
| 16 | $92,560 | $94,874 | $97,188 | $100,428 | $103,667 | $106,907 |
| 17 | $95,610 | $98,000 | $100,391 | $103,737 | $107,083 | $110,430 |
| 18 | $99,370 | $101,854 | $104,339 | $107,816 | $111,294 | $114,772 |
| L1 | $102,120 | $104,604 | $107,089 | $110,566 | $114,044 | $117,522 |
| L2 | $104,870 | $107,354 | $109,839 | $113,316 | $116,794 | $120,272 |
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Per month (12)
$5,301.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,618 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $65,618 | +$2,000 |
| 4-5 | $66,618 | +$3,000 |
| 6 | $67,618 | +$4,000 |
| 7 | $68,718 | +$5,100 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $63,618 a year, $5,301.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A-4, Salary Guide 2026-2027, from the agreement between the West Essex Regional School District Board of Education and the West Essex Education Association covering 2023-2024 through 2027-2028.
The guide notes that a teacher's step placement does not equate to years of service. L1 and L2 are the district's own labels for the two top rows.
Longevity is paid outside the guide, and only to staff who began before July 1 2014: $2,750 after 19 years of teaching experience and $5,500 after 24 years in the district.
The agreement is a scan. The figures were read off the rendered page image, checked cell by cell against an independent OCR pass, and checked against the guide's own arithmetic: in every row the gap from BA to BA+15 equals the gap from BA+15 to MA, and the three gaps from MA up to MA+60 are equal to each other.
- Soft spot: The agreement sits on the district's legacy file server. No page on the district's current site links it any more, so the landing link is the district home page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $63,618 at step 1 to $104,870 at step L2: 18 step increases worth $2,292 each on average, 65% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,760, between step 17 and step 18.
A master's degree is worth $3,181 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.0%) and $4,969 more at the top of the column (4.7%).
The highest-paid column, MA+60, starts at $73,479 and tops out at $120,272, 15% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, West Essex Regional School District's starting pay ranks 78th and its top cell ranks 19th; 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 88th percentile and the top cell at the 84th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $63,618 | $104,870 | 18 | 65% |
| BA+15 | $65,208 | $107,354 | 18 | 65% |
| MA | $66,799 | $109,839 | 18 | 64% |
| MA+15 | $69,026 | $113,316 | 18 | 64% |
| MA+30 | $71,252 | $116,794 | 18 | 64% |
| MA+60 | $73,479 | $120,272 | 18 | 64% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Essex Regional School District | 1,694 | 2026-27 | $63,618 | $66,799 | $120,272 |
| Hasbrouck Heights School District | 1,694 | 2025-26 | $59,980 | $66,100 | $109,725 |
| Spotswood Public School District | 1,696 | 2025-26 | $55,000 | $56,000 | $96,500 |
| Somerset Hills Regional School District | 1,699 | 2026-27 | $69,205 | $75,555 | $119,620 |
| Little Egg Harbor Township School District | 1,683 | 2023-24 | $65,524 | $67,499 | $90,899 |
| Pittsgrove Township School District | 1,680 | 2025-26 | $60,244 | $62,889 | $92,762 |
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 West Essex Regional School District?
$63,618 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (West Essex Regional School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $63,618 (BA).
What is the top of the West Essex Regional School District salary schedule?
$120,272, at step L2 on MA+60 (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 West Essex Regional School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $104,870, is reached at step L2, 18 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in West Essex Regional School District?
$3,181 more at the first step: $66,799 on MA against $63,618 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New Jersey districts with schedules
- Hasbrouck Heights School Districtstarts $59,980
- Spotswood Public School Districtstarts $55,000
- Somerset Hills Regional School Districtstarts $69,205
- Little Egg Harbor Township School Districtstarts $65,524
- Pittsgrove Township School Districtstarts $60,244
- Cresskill Public School Districtstarts $58,885
- Warren Township School Districtstarts $61,273
- Pompton Lakes School Districtstarts $61,625
- Watchung Hills Regional High School Districtstarts $68,825
- Woodbury City Public School Districtstarts $60,352
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