Southern, Central Teachers Have Highest Median Salaries In Ocean

Southern Regional, Central Regional and the Seaside Heights school districts have the highest paid median teacher salaries in Ocean County, according to a report in nj.com

The report used data compiled from the state Department of Education, which compared median teacher salaries throughout the state.

The median salary among New Jersey teachers was $66,117 in 2016-17. But the median salary in school districts ranged from a low of $43,911 to a high of $105,650.

The median pay includes half of the teachers in a district making more than that number and half making less, according to the report.

Southern Regional - topped the list in Ocean County, at $79,843. Central Regional was second, with a median salary of $70,186. cwith was highest for teachers in the regional high schools, and lowest for the state’s charter schools.

The Seaside Heights school district - a K - 6 district - was third at $69,302.

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