Fair Lawn Superintendents, Principals Earn Over $150K

FAIR LAWN, NJ - Making $150,000 or more is no longer uncommon for New Jersey school administrators.

More than 1,500 superintendents and principals made $150,000 or more in 2019 — barely any earned that much a decade ago.

Read more here: The 1,552 NJ Superintendents, Principals Earning $150K Or More

The Department of Education recently released its annual list of superintendents and principals and their salaries before the start of the 2019-20 school year. Last year, fewer than 1,000 principals and superintendents made $150,000 a year.

In 2018-2019, the median salary for administrators $123,923, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was less than 1 percent above the previous year's median salary.

The Department of Education has said the department double-checks the data before delivering it to the media.

To view the entire statewide list click here.

Here are the top-earning school administrators and principals in the Fair Lawn School District, plus where they rank in the state, their years of service and their salaries:

Administrators

• 92. Nicholas Norcia, 1 year, $196,584
• 128. Natalie Lacatena, 29 years, $195,932
• 560. Brooke Bartley, 5 years, $163,770

Principals

• 88. Scott Helfand, Memorial Middle School, 25 years, $176,155
• 223. Michael Weaver, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 17 years, $167,059
• 247. Matthew Cahn, Fair Lawn High School, 24 years, $165,742
• 248. Joseph Fulco, Henry B. Milnes Elementary, 13 years, $165,742
• 303. Jill Lindsay, Radburn Elementary, 17 years, $163,508
• 333. Christine Del Aglio, Westmoreland Elementary, 7 years, $162,208
• 344. Paul Gorski, Fair Lawn High School, 20 years, $161,900
• 396. Dominick Tarquinio, Memorial Middle School, 33 years, $160,291
• 599. Timothy Wilson, Fair Lawn High School, 16 years, $154,557
• 600. Frank Guadagnino, Fair Lawn High School, 33 years, $154,557
• 609. Damon Placenti, John A. Forrest Elementary, 17 years, $154,325
• 731. Nancy Schwindt, Warren Point Elementary, 17 years, $151,515