Schools
These Bergen Superintendents And Principals Earn More Than $150K
Bergen County has 2 of the top 8 earning superintendents in New Jersey. Find out who they are.
Some of the highest paid superintendents and principals in New Jersey work in Bergen County.
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.
Find out what's happening in Ridgewood-Glen Rockfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Superintendents, including years of service and New Jersey rank:
No. 4: Howard Lerner, Bergen County Vocational, 23 years, $262,274
Find out what's happening in Ridgewood-Glen Rockfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
No. 7: Dawn Fidanza, Lodi Middle School and High School, 30 years, $240,750
No. 19: Daniel Fishbein, Ridgewood, 22 years, $205,616
No. 40: Christopher Tully, Bergenfield, 12 years, $196,584
No. 41: Robert Kravitz, 2 years, Englewood: $196,584
No. 42: Michele Robinson, Paramus, 22 years, $196,584
No. 62: Ernest Palestis: Paramus, interim superintendent, $196,584
No. 82: Kenneth Rota, Fort Lee, two years, $190,000
No. 115: Gina Coffaro, Oakland, Valley Middle School, 31 years, $178,234
No. 119: Michael Polizzi, New Milford, 18 years, $178,183
No. 121: Patrick Fletcher, River Dell Middle School, River Dell Regional, 34 years, $178,183
No. 168: Raymond Gonzalez, Westwood Junior/Senior High School, 19 years, $174,689
No. 199: Richard Kuder, Wyckoff Township Public Schools, 27 years, $173,083
No. 227. C. Lauren Schoen, Mahwah, 28 years, $167,500
No. 282: Bruce Watson, Glen Rock, 38 years, $161,000
No. 290: Matthew Murphy, Ramsey, 21 years, $157,500
No. 306: Anthony Riscica, Saddle Brook interim superintendent, one year, $157,500
No. 312: Matthew Helfant, Hasbrouck Heights, 19 years, $156,060
Principals, including years of service and New Jersey rank:
No. 10: Thomas Gorman, Ridgewood High School, 18 years, $190,320
No. 12: Paul Semendinger, Hawes Elementary School, 24 years, $189,807
No. 17: Lorraine Brooks, River Dell Regional High School, River Dell Regional, 53 years, $187,374
No. 18: Jean Schoenlank, Ridgewood, Ridge Elementary School, 11 years, $187,326
No. 20: Anthony Orsini, Ridgewood, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 19 years, $185,514
No. 23: Katherine Kashmanian, Ridgewood, George Washington Middle School, 28 years, $184,303
No. 34: James Marcella, Fair Lawn High School, 34 years, $180,624
No. 36: Christopher Iasiello, Wyckoff, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, 17 years, $180,015
No. 41: Margaret Leininger, Ridgewood, Travell Elementary School, 10 years, $179,526
No. 45: Carole Terrizzi, Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus, 37 years, $179,370
No. 46: Barbara Ciambra, Oakland, Heights Elementary School, 27 years, $179,048
No. 51: Adam Silverstein, Oakland, Manito Elementary School, 18 years, $177,968
No. 52: Lorna Jane Oates-Santos, Ridgewood Somerville Elementary School, 13 years, $177,926
No. 60: John Arlotta, Glen Rock High School, 33 years, $177,402
No. 66: John Pascale, Mahwah High School, 27 years, $176,077
No. 69: Robert Famularo, Wyckoff, Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, 22 years, $175,515
No. 70: Scott Blake: Wyckoff, George Washington Elementary School, 24 years, $175,515
No. 71: Stephen Raimo, Wyckoff, Sicomac Elementary School, 21 years, $175,515
No. 79: Glenn Clark, Oakland, Dogwood Hill Elementary School, 43 years, $174,268
No. 83: Scott Helfand, Fair Lawn, Memorial Middle School, $173,610
No. 90: Richard Freedman, River Dell Middle School, River Dell Regional, 25 years, $172,715
No. 98: Russell Davis, Bergen County Academies, Bergen County Vocational High School District, 25 years, $171,762
No. 122: Molly Dinning, Ramsey, John Y. Dater Elementary School, 21 years, $170,354
No. 137: Linda Weber, Glen Rock, Richard E. Byrd, 32 years, $169,287
No. 147: michael Michael Thumm, Ramsey High School, 21 years, $168,741
No. 149: Jeanine Nostrame, Paramus, Ridge Ranch Elementary School, 26 years, $168,710
No. 163: Caroline Hoffman, Ridgewood, Willard Elementary School, three years, $167,874
No. 175: Edward Thompson, Glen Rock, Clara E. Coleman School, 22 years, $166,787
No. 208: Sherrie Galofaro, Fair Lawn, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 36 years, $164,591
No. 209: Frank Connelly, Westwood Junior/Senior High School, 21 years, $164,573
No. 210: Gregg Desiderio, Oakland, Valley Middle School, 22 years, $164,378
No. 217. Shirl Burns, Englewood on he Palisades Charter School, 34 years, $164,095
No. 229: Cynthia Hulse, Paramus, Midland Elementary School, 23 years, $163,170
No. 230: Suzanne Barbi, Paramus, Parkway Elementary School, 17 years, $163,170
No. 231: Thomas Marshall, Paramus, Stony Lane Elementary School, 16 years, $163,170
No. 261: James Fasano, Bergenfield High School, 23 years, $161,689
No. 264. Louis Manuppelli, New Milford High School, 12 years, $161,374
No. 274. Joseph Fulco, Fair Lawn, Henry B. Milnes Elementary School, 12 years, $160,885
No. 283: Laverne Oboyle, Paramus, Memorial Elementary School, 14 years, $160,390
No. 289: Rosemary Giacomelli, Fort Lee Elementary School No. 1, 38 years, $160,156
No. 309: Jennifer Wirt, Glen Rock Middle School, 22 years, $159,499
No. 344: Mary Ferreri, Ridgewood, Orchard Elementary, 15 years, $157,748
No. 347: Michael Weaver, Fair Lawn, John A. Forrest Elementary School, 16 years, $157,577
No. 348: Jill Lindsay, Fair Lawn, Radbrn Elementary School, 16 yaers, $157,577
No. 349: Christine Dell Aglio, Fair Lawn, Westmoreland Elementary School, six years, $157,577
No. 355: Angela Davis, Teaneck, Thomas Jefferson, 29 years, $157,419
No. 356: Raymond Kiem, Paramus High School, $157,370
No. 377. Jay Berman, Fort Lee Elementary School No. 3, 49 years, $156,519
No. 408: Billy Bowie, Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood, $155,288
No. 415: Leslie Abrew, Teaneck, William Cullen Bryant School, 18 years, $155,035
No. 416: Antoine J. Green, Teaneck, James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 21 years, $155,035
No. 418: Deirdre Spollen-Laraia, West Brook Middle School, $155,000
No. 443: Joseph Keiser, Franklin Lakes, Franklin Avenue Middle School, 33 years, $154,100
No. 474: Scott Davies, Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School, 25 years, $153,145
No. 489: Irene Pierides, Glen Rock, Alexander Hamilton School, 28 years, $152,904
No. 521: Pedro H. Valdes III, Teaneck, John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School, 20 years, $151,934
No. 522: Daniela Small-Baily, Englewood, Dr. John Grieco Elementary School, 13 years, $151,905
No. 525: Piero Lo Giudice, Teaneck High School, 17 years, $151,858
No. 550: Linda Simmons, Hasbrouck Heights High School, 34 years, $151,019
No. 561: David Tankard, Vocational School, Bergen County Technical High School, Bergen County Vocational High School District, 15 years, $150,275
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
Image via Shutterstock
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
