These Paramus Teachers Are Among Highest Paid In NJ

PARAMUS, NJ —Six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey, including in the Paramus School District, and Bergen County Technical High School District, where several teachers make more than $100,000 annually.

That is according to an annual list of teachers that make that amount and their exact salaries for 2018, a list the state Department of Education released recently. The list barely had any teachers on it more than a decade ago.

It's also a small fraction of the more than 100,000 people who teach 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 2017-2018, the median salary for teachers totaled $67,812, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 2.5 percent higher than the previous year (see list below).

The Paramus teachers included on the list, and their statewide rankings, are:

133. JOHN COLANERI, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $122,475

435. PAUL BARNES, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $118,150

662. REGINA BOISITS, Memorial Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $115,920

663. KRISTINE HODSON, Parkway Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $115,920

698. JAMES KARPOWICH, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $115,710

745. PATRICIA COLLISTER, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $115,250

752. MARK LEVY, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $115,190

776. KATHRYN LOONEY, Ridge Ranch Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

777. KATHLEEN ALVAREZ, West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

778. ANNE MARGARE CUVIELLO, West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

779. KENNETH KORN, Parkway Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

780. BARBARA KONDRATOWICZ, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

781. MICHAEL DELUCA, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

782. CAROL RUSSELL, Memorial Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

783. SULA BERNSTEIN, East Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $114,950

1,446. MARY HOGAN, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $112,305

1,464. GINA HERRING, West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $112,150

1,465. JEFFREY SCHORLING, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $112,150

1,481. DIANE CAREY, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $112,080

1,657. MICHELE MCKENZIE, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $111,250

2,625. JOSEPH PANTANO, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $108,265

3,184. JOY MANDARA, Memorial Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $107,300

3,387. STEPHANIE RICCIE, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $106,843

3,401. KAREN WALLER, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $106,801

4,220. ERIKA FISCHETTO, Parkway Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,221. DIANE LITVANY, Ridge Ranch Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,222. MALISSA JOCKISH, Ridge Ranch Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,223. MARIA LIGHTENBERG, West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,224. MARY ELLEN LAVIN, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,225. JEREMY WESTHAVER, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,226. MATTHEW KINGSLEY, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,227. ROBERT BANKS, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,228. JUDITH WILKES, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,229. LISA AHRENDT, West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,230. GREGORY NALESNIK, East Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,231. GARY PEARL, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,232. TARA MAMONE, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,233. VINCENT NARDO, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,234. ANNE MARIE BROWN, Parkway Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $105,250

4,648. YASMINE RANA, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $104,400

4,649. JANINE CARTER, Stony Lane Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $104,400

5,703. MICHELE HIGGINS, Midland Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $103,270

6,087. CHRISTINE GUNSAULS, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $102,659

6,556. CAROL CUTRUPI, Ridge Ranch Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $102,300

6,557. BHARTI OHRI, Memorial Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $102,300

6,558. WILLIAM SMERDON, East Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $102,300

6,560. BRIAN HAY, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $102,300

6,561. DEBORAH SCUILLA, West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $102,300

6,563. BETSY JOHNSRUD, Midland Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $102,300

8,231. DENNIS DALELIO, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $100,400

8,797. ELLEN MOZINGO, Memorial Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $99,900

8,798. CLAIRE DATES-MCGOWAN, Parkway Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $99,900

8,844. MICHELLE LIMBACHER, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $99,800

9,082. HARRIET NEVILLE, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $99,592

9,363. MEREDITH TORJUSSEN, Midland Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $99,200

9,364. JENNIFER TOMASKOVIC, West Brook Middle School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $99,200

9,444. CHARLES RIDGELL, Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus, BERGEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, BERGEN $99,080

9,722. CHRISTINE RATH, Parkway Elementary School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $98,800

9,723. Carol Anne Ventre, McKinley Elementary School, NORTH BERGEN TWP, HUDSON $98,800

9,724. LEIGH BROWN, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $98,800

9,725. JEANNETTE MALIZIA, Indian Hill School, HOLMDEL TWP, MONMOUTH $98,800

9,726. ELISABETTA BERTIN, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $98,800

9,728. KIMBERLY TREBOSKI, Paramus High School, PARAMUS BORO, BERGEN $98,800

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