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24 Watchung Teachers Who Made $99K Or More In 2019

The Department of Education released its annual list of teachers and their salaries for 2019. See where local teachers ranked.

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WATCHUNG, NJ — Teachers' salaries are continuing to rise with many in New Jersey making six-figure salaries, according to a recently released annual list by the Department of Education for 2019. In the Watchung School District there were 24 teachers listed who make more than $99,000 annually.

In 2018-2019, the median salary for teachers totaled $68,985, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 1.6 percent higher than the previous year.

Here are the Watchung teachers who earn the top salaries, with their school, and, salaries (the teachers have been divided by their years of experience):

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40 to 49 years of experience:

  • 1,252. LILLIAN CHU, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $101,280
  • 1,457. JAMES CARDEN, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $99,320
  • 1,458. JACQUELYN GILLIAM, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET $99,320
  • 2,385. MEGAN FINNERAN, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $105,200
  • 3,798. JENNIFER BASINI, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET
  • 4,575. MARC CRISAFI, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $99,320
  • 4,577. LAURA GOODSON, Watchung Hills Regional High School, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $99,320

10 to 19 years of experience:

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  • 1,385. SUZANNE FENSTEMAKER Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $107,160
  • 1,386. MAURICE KIRCHOFER III Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $107,160
  • 1,387. MICHAEL PORTER Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $107,160
  • 1,802. KRISTIN CACCHIO Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $105,200
  • 1,803. BRIAN BROWN Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $105,200
  • 1,804. MARY SOK Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $105,200
  • 1,805. NANCY KOPPEL Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $105,200
  • 1,806. KATHY HAINES Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $105,200
  • 1,807. CHRISTOPHER GIBSON Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $105,200
  • 2,527. CAROL LANDA Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $103,240
  • 2,528. REBECCA THUNBERG Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL
  • 3,143. RAYMOND STRELECKI Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $101,280
  • 3,144. SALVATORE FAZZINO Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET
  • 3,145. DARRIN WOLSKO Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $101,280
  • 3,146. DARYN MOUNT Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $101,280
  • 3,347. ANDREW TRONZANO Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL SOMERSET $100,635
  • 3,860. MATTHEW DELLIBOVI Watchung Hills Regional High School WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL

To see the full list of the 10,000 teachers in the state who make more than $99,000, click here.

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