How Much Do Point Boro, Point Beach Teachers Get Paid? See Report

Point Pleasant NJ

11 February, 2021

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POINT PLEASANT, NJ — After delays caused by the COVID crisis, New Jersey recently released information to Patch that shows how much your school district, special services district, vocational district and charter school have been paying teachers this past year. Information for Point Pleasant Boro and Point Pleasant Beach was released, too. Patch put together a list of the median salaries set before the 2020-21 school year, from highest to lowest, as well as their changes from the previous year (see list below). The information is part of the state Department of Education's Taxpayer's Guide to Education Spending that was just released, showing the median salary in every New Jersey school district and charter school. Point Pleasant Beach was 213th on the list out of more than 500 school districts, with a teacher's median salary being $71,454. Point Pleasant Boro was 315th, with a median salary of $67,556. Neighboring Belmar, Brick, Brielle, Manasquan and Wall fared about the same: #198 Brick #72,125#280 Wall $68,800#304 Brielle $68,199#343 Manasquan $66,200#469 Belmar $61,350 Asbury Park was 51st, with a median salary of $83,225. Overall, 231 school districts make more than the state median of $70,815, a 2 percent increase over the previous year. And it's not just the big towns or the regional districts that pay the most: Ocean City is a great place to get a teaching job, where the median salary is $91,865. So is West Orange, which has a median salary of $90,172. "For decades, the Department of Education's annual guide has provided members of the public with insight and information about the expenditures of their public school district," said Angelica Allen-McMillan, acting commissioner of the state Department of Education. "This kind of transparent, unfiltered information can be the first step toward helping residents better understand the needs and priorities of their local schools." Patch also determined the difference in salaries between 2019 and 2020. Northfield in Atlantic County had the biggest increase, shooting to $78,482, a 45.71 percent increase. Stone Harbor in Cape May County had the biggest decrease, sinking to $67,565, a -18.68 percent drop. The salary increases came to many districts despite suffering losses in state aid and the rising costs of getting kids back to school amid the COVID crisis. Read more: Gov. Murphy Releases New NJ State Aid Figures For Schools In addition to median salaries, the state Department of Education site also shows each district's total spending, average daily enrollment and students from sending districts, the per-pupil costs and the district's total budget spending for 2019 and 2020. Below is the top 10 New Jersey school districts and charter schools, and their 2020 median teacher salaries: Northern Valley Regional, Bergen $113,869 Passaic County Vocational, Passaic $99,152 Carlstadt-East Rutherford, Bergen $97,400 Margate City, Atlantic $96,600 Edison Twp, Middlesex $96,455 Brigantine City, Atlantic $95,669 East Rutherford Boro, Bergen $95,635 Pascack Valley Regional, Bergen $95,500 Wallkill Valley Regional, Sussex $94,889 Millburn Twp, Essex $94,375 To check out the full list and read the state-wide story, click here.