The New Providence-Area Educators Who Earn $150K Or More

NEW PROVIDENCE/BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Several New Providence and Berkeley Heights school administrators earn more than $150,000, information released by the New Jersey Department of Education shows.

The administrators are among the 1,552 on the department's list of superintendents and principals and their salaries released annually.

The local administrators, their salaries, years of service, and their rank on the list, are:

Superintendents and assistant superintendents:

182. James Testa, New Providence, 20 years, $187,768

194. David Miceli, New Providence, 20 years, $186,949

243. Judith Ratner, Berkeley Heights, 35 years, $181,746

422. Scott McKinney, Berkeley Heights, 20 years, $172,128

435. Donna Felezzola, Berkeley Heights, 19 years, $170,690

620. Scott Hough, New Providence, 23 years, $159,685

Principals and assistant principals:

186. Patricia Gasparini, William Woodruff School, Berkeley Heights, 33 years, $169,492

330. Gina Hansen, Allen W. Roberts School, New Providence, 38 years, $162,348

346. Frank Geiger, Columbia Middle School, 17 years, $161,877

374. Jonathan Morisseau, Mountain Park School, 24 years, $160,691

385. Robert Nixon, Governor Livingston High School, 20 years, $160,454

650. Jean Drexinger, Salt Brook School, 27 years, $153,104

692. Lauren Zirpoli, New Providence High School, 12 years, $152,323

724. Anne Corley-Hand, Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center, 18 years, $151,671

The list has grown recently. Last year, fewer than 1,000 principals and superintendents made $150,000 annually.

More teachers are earning six-figure salaries, too. Read more: The 10,000 NJ Teachers Who Make $99K Or More In 2019

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.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com