Here's How Much School Administrators Make In Parsippany: New Data

PARSIPPANY, NJ — It's becoming more common for superintendents, principals, and educational administrators state-wide to earn more than $140,000, including in Parsippany, according to data from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Patch pulled salary data that includes superintendents, principals and assistant principals, curriculum directors and other employees in administrative positions within New Jersey schools.

Data from the State Taxpayer’s Guide to Education Spending includes median administrator salaries for all of New Jersey’s public school districts, including charter and vocational schools.

Statewide, the median administrator's salary was $137,219 in 2022–23, up from $133,209 in 2021–22, with a ratio of 140.3 students per administrator in '22–23.

There are 85 districts and charter schools, out of more than 660 statewide, whose median administrative salaries were $150,000 or more for 2022–23, according to the data.

The median income for district administrators in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District was $141,740, an increase from $135,301 the previous year.

Here are the top earners in Parsippany's school administration, along with their current or most recent position and most recent salary. All data comes from the New Jersey Department of Education:

• Natalie C. Betz: Principal at Northvail Elementary School, $184,992
• Christopher Waack: Principal at Intervale Elementary School, $180,986
• Mark Gray: Principal at Central Middle School, $179,810
• Jeffrey Martens: Principal at Troy Hills Elementary School, $177,078
• Matthew Thompson: Principal at Parsippany Hills High School, $173,389
• Michele Hoffman: Principal at Lake Parsippany Elementary School, $172,188
• Juan Cruz: Principal at Rockaway Meadow Elementary School, $157,069
• Steven Linzenbold: Principal at Knollwood Elementary School, $151,738
• Carly Stout: Principal at Brooklawn Middle School, $151,170
• Melissa Carucci: Principal at Parsippany High School, $150,000

In comparison, teachers in the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District made a median annual salary of about $89,480 during the 2022–23 budget year, according to state education officials.