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Paterson Public School District

Paterson Public School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (22,875 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Paterson Public School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$79,067
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$37,027
Per-pupil spending
22,875
Students enrolled
56th
Pct. in NJ
$79,067

Paterson Public School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (22,875 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $79,067, above the national average of $70,245, serving 22,875 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Paterson Public School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (22,875 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 56th percentile for New Jersey
  • 73rd percentile nationally
  • 19% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Jersey ranks #15 of 49 on the salary estimate and #9 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Paterson Public School District ranks #229 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #83 of 510 by per-pupil spending. Perth Amboy Public School District pay #1 at $159,259 is not Asbury Park School District spending #1 at $62,321 per pupil
  • +4.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Jersey median

Among 577 New Jersey districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Paterson Public School District's instructional payroll puts 10.9% into other programs , 6.9 points above the state median of 4.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Paterson Public NJ median Gap
Regular program 69.3% 74.7% -5.4 pp
Special education 19.8% 19.7% +0.1 pp
Other programs 10.9% 4.0% +6.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 577 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3412690 · FY2023.

LEAID 3412690 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Paterson Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P56 in state RANK-NAT-MID P73 national PPE-HIGH $37K/pupil ENR-LARGE 22.9K students INSTR-LOW 19% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Plainfield FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $79,067 estimated average teacher salary · P56 in New Jersey · P73 nationally · 19% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Plainfield ($112est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Paterson Public

Salary neighbourhood · Paterson Public

Paterson Public sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Paterson Public

Paterson Public School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$79,067 Top 27% higher than 73% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Paterson Public in New Jersey's lower-third pay band

Same 510 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Paterson Public School District ranks #229 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #83 of 510 by per-pupil spending. Perth Amboy Public School District pay #1 at $159,259 is not Asbury Park School District spending #1 at $62,321 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Paterson Public School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Paterson Public School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 6.6 points, a growth rate faster than 20% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 24,860 to 22,875 students (8.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $37,027 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$79,066.968

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Jersey price level
108.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$72,578

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Jersey run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how New Jersey compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Paterson Public School District

What the Numbers Say About Paterson Public School District

Paterson Public School District is a mid-sized school district in New Jersey, serving 22,875 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $37,027. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $79,067, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3412690 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Jersey statewide average of $78,597, teacher pay in Paterson Public School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 56% of them. New Jersey itself ranks #15 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Paterson Public School District reports $847.0M in total expenditure against $850.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 19% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $96.9M, special-education teacher pay is $27.7M.

How does Paterson Public School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Jersey average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Paterson Public School District $79,067
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Paterson Public School District pays -14.6% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $37,027 vs $44,682

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable New Jersey districts

On pay, Paterson Public School District sits closest to Plainfield Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Atlantic City School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Plainfield Public School District
  2. New Brunswick School District
  3. Sayreville School District
  4. Clifton Public School District
  5. Jackson Township School District
  6. South Brunswick School District
  7. Egg Harbor Township School District
  8. Bloomfield Township School District
  9. Washington Township School District
  10. Camden City School District
  11. Linden Public School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Atlantic City School District
  2. Trenton Public School District
  3. Montclair Public School District
  4. Passaic City School District
  5. Jersey City Public Schools
  6. West Orange Public Schools
  7. Irvington Public School District
  8. South Orange-Maplewood School District
  9. East Orange School District
  10. Lenape Regional High School District
  11. New Brunswick School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Paterson Public School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Paterson Public School District: closest on enrollment (22,875 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($79,067 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$850.4M
Total Revenue
$847.0M
Total Expenditure
$158.5M
Instruction Salaries
19% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$96.9M
Regular Program
$27.7M
Special Education
$15.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Paterson Public School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Jersey Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Jersey districts belongs to Perth Amboy Public School District at $159,259. Paterson Public School District places 213 of 422 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New Jersey prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Washington and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New Jersey Districts

Large-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Township of Union School District
$84,821
7,600 students
Jackson Township School District
$77,636
7,563 students
Egg Harbor Township School District
$80,901
7,473 students
West New York School District
$90,164
7,406 students
Piscataway Township School District
$83,259
7,318 students
Hillsborough Township Public School District
$85,503
7,215 students

This is a sample of 6 from 522 New Jersey districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paterson Public School District
What is the average teacher salary in Paterson Public School District?

The average teacher salary in Paterson Public School District is $79,067 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Paterson Public School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Paterson Public School District pays 0.6% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $79,067.

How does Paterson Public School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Paterson Public School District pays 12.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $79,067.

What is the per-pupil spending in Paterson Public School District?

Paterson Public School District spends approximately $37,027 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Paterson Public School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 19% of Paterson Public School District's total expenditure of $847.0M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Paterson Public School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.