Annual salary
$60,500
New Jersey · salary schedule · 2026-27
Wood-Ridge School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Schedule A-4 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.
- Wood-Ridge School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,500 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $109,209 (MA+30, step 15), per Wood-Ridge Board of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $60,500 and reaches $90,609 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $64,750 to $97,359.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Wood-Ridge School District enrolled 1,289 students in 2023-24, the 266th-largest district in New Jersey by NCES enrollment.
Schedule A-4 teacher salary guide (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,500 | $61,000 | $64,750 | $67,000 | $69,000 |
| 2 | $61,000 | $61,600 | $65,660 | $67,500 | $70,000 |
| 3 | $61,200 | $62,150 | $66,300 | $67,700 | $70,700 |
| 4 | $61,400 | $62,268 | $66,450 | $68,406 | $70,900 |
| 5 | $62,475 | $63,310 | $67,568 | $70,184 | $71,965 |
| 6 | $63,660 | $64,262 | $68,911 | $71,672 | $72,740 |
| 7 | $66,240 | $66,909 | $71,661 | $74,555 | $75,361 |
| 8 | $69,175 | $69,911 | $74,766 | $77,793 | $78,996 |
| 9 | $72,105 | $73,995 | $77,866 | $81,026 | $82,626 |
| 10 | $75,600 | $78,645 | $81,653 | $84,824 | $86,821 |
| 11 | $78,900 | $83,100 | $85,245 | $88,528 | $91,022 |
| 12 | $82,100 | $84,755 | $88,020 | $90,418 | $94,523 |
| 13 | $85,500 | $86,500 | $91,199 | $92,998 | $99,000 |
| 14 | $89,150 | $89,950 | $94,800 | $95,813 | $106,650 |
| 15 | $90,609 | $92,309 | $97,359 | $100,059 | $109,209 |
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Per month (12)
$5,041.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,000 | +$500 |
| 3 | $61,200 | +$700 |
| 4 | $61,400 | +$900 |
| 5 | $62,475 | +$1,975 |
| 6 | $63,660 | +$3,160 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,500 a year, $5,041.67 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, the fifth year of the 2022-2027 agreement between the Wood-Ridge Board of Education and the Wood-Ridge Education Association.
Longevity is paid outside the guide: $750 after 15 years in Wood-Ridge, $2,055 after 20 and $3,015 after 25.
- Soft spot: The posted contract is a scan with no text layer; the grid was read by OCR and checked against the rendered page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,500 at step 1 to $90,609 at step 15: 14 step increases worth $2,151 each on average, 50% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,650, between step 13 and step 14.
A master's degree is worth $4,250 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.0%) and $6,750 more at the top of the column (7.4%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $69,000 and tops out at $109,209, 21% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 324 New Jersey district schedules indexed here, Wood-Ridge School District's starting pay ranks 162nd and its top cell ranks 78th; 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 80th percentile and the top cell at the 73rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,500 | $90,609 | 14 | 50% |
| BA+15 | $61,000 | $92,309 | 14 | 51% |
| MA | $64,750 | $97,359 | 14 | 50% |
| MA+15 | $67,000 | $100,059 | 14 | 49% |
| MA+30 | $69,000 | $109,209 | 14 | 58% |
Against New Jersey districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood-Ridge School District | 1,289 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $64,750 | $109,209 |
| Woodland Park School District | 1,281 | 2026-27 | $64,445 | – | $104,485 |
| Salem City School District | 1,277 | 2023-24 | $55,088 | $57,088 | $92,821 |
| Northern Highlands Regional High School District | 1,301 | 2025-26 | $67,226 | $75,626 | $121,136 |
| Mantua Township School District | 1,250 | 2026-27 | $60,317 | $61,817 | $89,662 |
| Mountain Lakes Public Schools | 1,249 | 2026-27 | $65,395 | $73,495 | $116,373 |
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 Wood-Ridge School District?
$60,500 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Wood-Ridge Board of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,500 (BA).
What is the top of the Wood-Ridge School District salary schedule?
$109,209, at step 15 on MA+30 (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 Wood-Ridge School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $90,609, is reached at step 15, 14 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Wood-Ridge School District?
$4,250 more at the first step: $64,750 on MA against $60,500 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
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