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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in New Jersey

New Jersey is in the largest third by reported enrollment (1,285,130 students) among states with NCES enrollment. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in New Jersey.

$78,597
Est. state avg salary

Above benchmark

+11.9%
vs national
#15
National rank
577
Districts

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$78,597/year (est.)

New Jersey is in the largest third by reported enrollment (1,285,130 students) among states with NCES enrollment. Estimated average teacher salary is $78,597, meaningfully above the national average of $70,245, ranking #15 of 49, across 523 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large K-12 enrollment scale: New Jersey is in the largest third by reported enrollment (1,285,130 students) among states with NCES enrollment.
  • upper third nationally (#15 of 49)
  • New Jersey ranks #15 of 49 on the salary estimate and #9 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $109,461 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • +11.9% vs the national average
  • +11.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #24 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 108.9)

How do price levels change New Jersey's national position?

Within the enrollment-weighted state comparison, the nominal F-33 estimate is $82,755 and ranks #14. Applying the BEA 2023 Regional Price Parity (108.9, US=100) produces a relative purchasing-power figure of $75,963 and rank #24: 10-place drop.

This is a separate, enrollment-weighted state-level price comparison; the headline and main state-salary rank use an unweighted district mean. Neither measure is take-home pay, a district cost-of-living budget, or an individual contract offer.

New Jersey's purchasing-power rank moves 10-place drop

New Jersey's nominal average teacher salary ranks #15 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (108.9, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $75,963, ranking #24 of 49 , 9 places lower than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

New Jersey in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$78,597 Top 31% higher than 69% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

New Jersey's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$102,503 10.99136561660072% vs FY2019
359 districts held in the panel
$90,000$95,000$100,000$105,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 New Jersey est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $92,352New Jersey est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $93,647New Jersey est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $97,059New Jersey est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $100,474New Jersey est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $102,503 $92,352 $102,503 ▲ +11.0%
Read the chart as text
Period New Jersey est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $92,352
FY2020 $93,647
FY2021 $97,059
FY2022 $100,474
FY2023 $102,503

Highest-paying districts in New Jersey

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Perth Amboy Public School District leads New Jersey on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

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

Top 3 districts

1 $159,259

Perth Amboy Public School District

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $134,240

Atlantic County Special Services School District

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $131,693

Mercer County Special Services School District

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Caldwell-West School District $80,256 2,560 $26,329
Lawrence Township Public School District $80,239 3,639 $29,821
Rutherford School District $80,172 2,513 $28,855
Vernon Township School District $80,079 2,935 $29,736
Sterling Regional School District $80,071 894 $27,455
Medford Township School District $80,033 2,660 $26,418
Clinton-Glen Gardner School District $80,023 450 $30,476
Ewing Township School District $80,018 3,469 $33,406
Delaware Valley Regional High School District $79,993 722 $38,765
Bedminster Township Public School District $79,952 452 $48,243
Summit Public School District $79,943 3,932 $26,017
Frankford Township Consolidated School District $79,904 504 $29,202
Black Horse Pike Regional School District $79,838 3,502 $28,262
North Brunswick Township School District $79,799 5,712 $29,939
Middlesex Borough School District $79,715 2,021 $26,445
Rumson Borough School District $79,667 909 $30,336
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District $79,602 1,038 $30,636
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District $79,579 4,693 $23,293
Roselle Park Public School District $79,566 2,031 $27,621
Clearview Regional High School District $79,554 2,184 $22,449
Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District $79,534 1,609 $23,472
Hillside Public School District $79,522 3,018 $30,705
Newton Public School District $79,512 1,495 $28,787
Watchung Borough School District $79,504 664 $27,908
Hackettstown Public School District $79,461 2,048 $25,781
North Warren Regional School District $79,444 620 $30,424
Haworth Public School District $79,438 424 $32,344
Manasquan School District $79,378 1,447 $29,859
Roxbury Township School District $79,160 3,415 $29,753
Boonton Town Public School District $79,116 1,490 $30,439
Pine Hill School District $79,114 1,894 $28,248
Paterson Public School District $79,067 22,875 $37,027
Audubon Public School District $79,065 1,405 $30,757
Red Bank Regional School District $79,031 1,195 $33,453
Emerson Public School District $79,018 1,055 $29,664
Mendham Township School District $79,009 757 $36,847
Alexandria Township School District $78,980 447 $46,327
Plainfield Public School District $78,955 8,331 $40,668
Mansfield Township Elementary School District $78,852 543 $27,943
Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District $78,780 4,788 $29,188
Monmouth Regional High School $78,773 938 $39,804
Deptford Township Public School District $78,744 4,042 $24,950
Burlington County Institute of Technology School District $78,729 2,036 $28,018
Morris Plains School District $78,702 574 $41,584
Maywood School District $78,691 949 $30,523
Stillwater Township School District $78,596 282 $30,433
Delanco Township School District $78,523 347 $36,378
New Brunswick School District $78,488 8,887 $33,978
Wall Township Public School District $78,476 3,211 $32,049
Galloway Township Public School District $78,460 3,061 $30,097
Sayreville School District $78,379 6,148 $29,144
Township of Ocean School District $78,362 3,192 $32,932
Delran Township School District $78,287 2,872 $26,363
Clifton Public School District $78,255 10,734 $31,252
Wood-Ridge School District $78,077 1,209 $25,165
Jefferson Township Public School District $78,009 2,484 $30,457
White Township Consolidated School District $78,006 265 $40,125
New Milford Public School District $77,986 2,039 $27,827
Somerville Public School District $77,969 2,167 $28,302
Monmouth County Vocational School District $77,919 1,545 $36,506
Warren County Vocational Technical School $77,844 413 $29,910
Haddon Township School District $77,699 2,072 $23,972
Little Silver Boro School District $77,675 730 $30,426
Camden County Technical School District $77,661 2,129 $38,283
HADDON HEIGHTS School District $77,644 1,483 $22,317
Jackson Township School District $77,636 7,563 $26,816
High Bridge Borough School District $77,606 353 $31,796
Maple Shade School District $77,597 2,403 $26,806
Willingboro Public School District $77,545 3,651 $30,150
Sussex County Technical School District $77,517 679 $30,034
Oradell Public School District $77,508 804 $21,996
Gloucester City Public School District $77,466 2,323 $26,034
Midland Park School District $77,407 854 $37,725
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District $77,389 3,902 $27,890
Flemington-Raritan Regional School District $77,378 3,137 $28,014
Millstone Township School District $77,307 1,172 $38,349
South Hunterdon Regional School District $77,296 808 $40,995
Allamuchy Township School District $77,235 426 $32,446
Little Ferry Public School District $77,226 787 $38,933
Roseland School District $77,208 466 $26,612
Saddle Brook School District $77,205 1,799 $27,389
Upper Saddle River School District $77,197 1,113 $29,059
Westville Boro Public School District $77,168 327 $28,459
Lacey Township School District $77,134 3,822 $25,300
Edgewater School District $77,126 659 $46,469
Englewood Cliffs School District $77,105 391 $45,862
Long Hill Township School District $77,089 832 $29,688
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District $77,071 2,105 $31,631
Bloomfield Township School District $76,928 6,264 $26,322
Lafayette Township School District $76,926 205 $32,395
Bogota Public School District $76,887 1,258 $28,684
Secaucus School District $76,782 2,209 $24,462
Woodcliff Lake School District $76,731 740 $28,134
Riverton School District $76,696 272 $29,643
Dover Public School District $76,592 3,290 $29,345
Berlin Township School District $76,517 607 $34,534
Hazlet Township Public School District $76,486 2,678 $26,681
Bloomingdale School District $76,433 615 $43,171
Ventnor City School District $76,358 508 $50,742
Lumberton Township Board of Education $76,253 1,193 $27,692

Showing 201–300 of 523 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in New Jersey

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Holland Township School District $49,798 507
Bergen County Special Services School District $54,059 645
Ocean Township School District $54,533 540
Woodlynne School District $54,781 383
Clementon Elementary School District $54,785 574
Woodbine School District $54,793 232
Beverly City School District $54,944 343
Maurice River Township School District $55,863 393
Red Bank Borough Public School District $56,707 1,192
Neptune City School District $57,000 252

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near New Jersey's large K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for New Jersey: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,597 here) and closest on total student enrollment (1,285,130 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Nevada
$81,933
Rank #12
Ohio
$80,477
Rank #13
Utah
$79,346
Rank #14
Wyoming
$75,580
Rank #16

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

New Jersey teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in New Jersey?

Across 523 New Jersey public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $78,597 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which New Jersey school district pays teachers the most?

Perth Amboy Public School District reports the highest average teacher salary in New Jersey at $159,259, while Holland Township School District sits at the lower end at $49,798.

How does New Jersey teacher pay compare to the national average?

New Jersey's average of $78,597 is meaningfully above the national average of $70,245 (+11.9%), ranking #15 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 577 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 1,285,130 students.

How much do teachers make in New Jersey?

District-average teacher pay in New Jersey runs from $49,798 in Holland Township School District to $159,259 in Perth Amboy Public School District, with 9 of 523 reliable-data districts at $100,000 or above. Where a teacher lands depends far more on which district employs them than on the statewide figure. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in New Jersey?

9 of 523 New Jersey districts with reliable data report an estimated average teacher salary of $100,000 or more, led by Perth Amboy Public School District at $159,259. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does New Jersey rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (108.9, US=100) adjusts New Jersey's nominal estimate of $82,755 from #14 to $75,963 and #24. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for New Jersey