Madison Schools Superintendent, Principals Make More Than $1M

MADISON, NJ — Superintendent and principal salaries have increased state-wide, and taxpayers in Madison spent $1,041,259 on the superintendent and principals in their school district last year.

According to data from the New Jersey Department of Education, more than 2,500 educational administrators in the state earned $150,000 or more during the previous school year.

That kind of pay is becoming more common for New Jersey school administrators.

Former Governor Chris Christie set a salary cap of $175,000 for superintendents in 2011. However, in 2019, Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation that eliminates that cap while establishing guidelines for school-executive contracts to limit or standardize bonuses and other perks.

Read more: $150K-Plus Salaries For 2,556 NJ Superintendents, Principals

The list below contains the administrators, along with their school, years of service, and, finally, their salaries from this past school year:

• Mark Schwarz, District Office, Madison Public School District, 4, $234,600
• Daniel Ross, District Office, Madison Public School District, 4, $169,320
• Frank Santora, District Office, Madison Public School District, 4, $169,320
• Kathleen Koop, Kings Road School, Madison Public School District, 22, $158,938
• David Drechsel, Madison High School, Madison Public School District, 4, $158,209
• Thomas Liss, Central Avenue School, Madison Public School District, 19, $150,872