These Mahwah Administrators Earn More Than $150K

MAHWAH, NJ — Some of the highest paid superintendents and principals in New Jersey work in the township.

The Department of Education recently released its annual list of New Jersey superintendents and principals and their salaries before the start of the 2018-19 school year. And the list of educators making $150,000 or more — a list that barely had any educators on it two decades ago — has grown in recent years.

It's also a small fraction of the more than 100,000 people who are teachers and administrators in public and charter schools in this state. But the highest earners also come from all different schools — not just the so-called "wealthy" districts that routinely rank highly on national and state lists for best schools.

In Mahwah, C. Lauren Schoen ranked at No. 277 among superintendents with an annual salary of $167,500. She has 28 years of experience.

Principals, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 66: John Pascale, Mahwah High School, 27 years, $176,077

In 2017-2018, the median salary for administrators totaled $123,906, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 1 percent higher than the previous year.

To view the entire statewide list, click here.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com

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