These Ridgewood Administrators Earn More Than $150K

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

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 Ridgewood, Daniel Fishbein ranked at No. 19 among superintendents with an annual salary of $205,616. He has 22 years of experience.

Principals, including years of service and New Jersey rank:

No. 10: Thomas Gorman, Ridgewood High School, 18 years, $190,320

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. 41: Margaret Leininger, Ridgewood, Travell Elementary School, 10 years, $179,526

No. 52: Lorna Jane Oates-Santos, Ridgewood Somerville Elementary School, 13 years, $177,926

No. 163: Caroline Hoffman, Ridgewood, Willard Elementary School, three years, $167,874

No. 344: Mary Ferreri, Ridgewood, Orchard Elementary, 15 years, $157,748

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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