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Salem County Vocational Technical School District

Salem County Vocational Technical School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,670 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Salem County Vocational Technical School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,670
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$22,112
Per-pupil spending
738
Students enrolled
3rd
Pct. in NJ
$61,670

Salem County Vocational Technical School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,670 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,670, below the national average of $70,245, serving 738 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Salem County Vocational Technical School District sits in the lowest third of New Jersey districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,670 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 3rd percentile for New Jersey
  • 41st percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Salem County Vocational Technical School District ranks #496 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #502 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
  • -9.4% 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, Salem County Vocational Technical School District's instructional payroll puts 49.9% into vocational programs , 49.9 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical New Jersey peer.

Program Salem County NJ median Gap
Regular program 50.1% 74.7% -24.6 pp
Special education 0.0% 19.7% -19.7 pp
Vocational programs 49.9% 0.0% +49.9 pp
Other programs 0.0% 4.0% -4.0 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 3414580 · FY2023.

LEAID 3414580 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Salem County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -22% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P3 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P41 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-SMALL 738 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jamesburg FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,670 estimated average teacher salary · P3 in New Jersey · P41 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Toms (+$9,310est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Salem County

Salary neighbourhood · Salem County

Salem County trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (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 Salem County

Salem County Vocational Technical School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,670 41st percentile higher than 41% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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

Salem County 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 Salem County Vocational Technical School District ranks #496 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #502 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

Salem County Vocational Technical 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 Salem County Vocational Technical School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -9.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Jersey's statewide +11.0% by 20.4 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 375 New Jersey districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 14.8% here, from 643 students in FY2019 to 738 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$61,670.146

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
$56,609

-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 Salem County Vocational Technical School District

What the Numbers Say About Salem County Vocational Technical School District

Salem County Vocational Technical School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 738 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,112. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,670, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3414580 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 Salem County Vocational Technical School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 21.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 3% 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, Salem County Vocational Technical School District reports $16.3M in total expenditure against $16.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M.

How does Salem County Vocational Technical 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.

Salem County Vocational Technical School District $61,670
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Salem County Vocational Technical School District pays -33.4% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $22,112 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, Salem County Vocational Technical School District sits closest to Jamesburg Public School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is East Greenwich Township 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. Jamesburg Public School District
  2. Milltown School District
  3. Oaklyn Public School District
  4. Lawrence Township School District
  5. Mt. Ephraim School District
  6. Belmar Elementary School District
  7. Lawnside School District
  8. Palmyra Public School District
  9. Egg Harbor City School District
  10. Mantua Township School District
  11. Lower Township Elementary School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. East Greenwich Township School District
  2. Oradell Public School District
  3. Springfield Township School District
  4. HADDON HEIGHTS School District
  5. Washington Borough School District
  6. Kingsway Regional School District
  7. Totowa Public School District
  8. Clearview Regional High School District
  9. Medford Lakes School District
  10. Berkeley Township School District
  11. South Harrison Township School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Salem County Vocational Technical School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Salem County Vocational Technical School District: closest on enrollment (738 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,670 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

$16.6M
Total Revenue
$16.3M
Total Expenditure
$3.2M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$1.5M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Salem County Vocational Technical School District: the regular program and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and other programs. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% 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. Placed 414 of 422, Salem County Vocational Technical School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

View all New Jersey districts →

Other New Jersey Districts

Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Sussex County Technical School District
$77,517
679 students
Linwood City School District
$83,867
803 students
Point Pleasant Beach School District
$74,351
673 students
Oradell Public School District
$77,508
804 students
South Hunterdon Regional School District
$77,296
808 students
Lenape Valley Regional High School District
$87,742
667 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 Salem County Vocational Technical School District
What is the average teacher salary in Salem County Vocational Technical School District?

The average teacher salary in Salem County Vocational Technical School District is $61,670 (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 Salem County Vocational Technical School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Salem County Vocational Technical School District pays 21.5% less than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $61,670.

How does Salem County Vocational Technical School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Salem County Vocational Technical School District pays 12.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,670.

What is the per-pupil spending in Salem County Vocational Technical School District?

Salem County Vocational Technical School District spends approximately $22,112 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Salem County Vocational Technical School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Salem County Vocational Technical School District's total expenditure of $16.3M (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. Salem County Vocational Technical 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.