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20 Districts with the Highest-Paid Teachers in New Jersey
A few days after looking at the 20 school districts with the lowest-paid teachers, we bring you the districts that pay their teachers the highest average salaries in New Jersey.
20 Districts with the Highest-Paid Teachers in New Jersey
Earlier this week we took a look at the 20 school districts with the lowest-paid teachers. Today we turn that list upside down and bring you the districts that pay their teachers the highest average salaries in New Jersey.
Northern Valley Regional in northeastern Bergen County tops the list with an average teacher salary of more than $90,000, or double the pay of the lowest-paid district.
We limited the list to public school districts with more than 400 students.
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Data is from the 2011-2012 school year.
1. Northern Valley Regional (Bergen) $90,228
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2. Ocean City (Cape May) $88,434
3. Carlstadt-East Rutherford (Bergen) $87,502
4. East Rutherford (Bergen) $86,624
5. Edison (Middlesex) $84,159
6. Margate (Atlantic) $83,820
7. East Orange (Essex) $83,418
8. Closter (Bergen) $82,558
9. Wallkill Valley Regional (Sussex) $82,475
10. High Point Regional (Sussex) $82,386
11. Teaneck (Bergen) $82,116
12. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional (Mercer) $82,059
13. Hackensack (Bergen) $81,900
14. Pascack Valley Regional (Bergen) $81,832
15. Mainland Regional (Atlantic) $81,100
16. Trenton (Mercer) $80,886
17. Millburn (Essex) $80,774
18. Pemberton (Burlington) $80,579
19. River Dell Regional (Bergen) $79,564
20. Freehold Regional (Monmouth) $79,185
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