New Jersey Teaching Salaries have been among the top educator salaries in the nation for some time now. New Jersey is a progressive state which works in favor of teachers and their salaries. Perhaps it is in the nature of people who live in New Jersey, but whatever the reason may be, New Jersey natives are extremely practical.
New Jersey tax payers have an intuitive understanding of the connection between highly educated citizens and a strong economy. Therefore, support for public education is through the roof. Such support has caused New Jersey teaching salaries to be highly competitive with other professions in New Jersey.
"Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy today announced her approval of six new applications for prospective charter schools. Three of the schools have scheduled September 2007 openings, and three have opted to take a planning year and open in 2008." (January 17, 2007 News from the
New Jersey Department of Education).
This kind of competition may initially seem frightening to someone entering the field of public education in New Jersey. However, competition would not exist if there was no market for public education. This type of news should cause teachers who are worried about their salaries to jump for joy.
Below are New Jersey teaching salaries from one New Jersey School District. As you can see, you can greatly increase your earning potential as a New Jersey Teacher if you acquire an advanced degree such as a
Master's degree or a
Doctorate degree.
** Salaries are from the 2006-2007 Cherry Hills Public Schools Teaching Salaries in New Jersey
When viewing these numbers, keep in consideration such benefits as full dental, long-term disability and quality health insurance. Secondly, these are salaries based on a 182-day or 10-month work year. We encourage you to explore what each school district has to offer you, take into consideration the area in which you wish to live and do the math to see if you will be satisfied. Good luck!
