These Saddle Brook Teachers Are Among Highest Paid In NJ

SADDLE BROOK, NJ —Six-figure salaries are no longer uncommon for educators in New Jersey, including in the Saddle Brook 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 Saddle Brook teachers included on the list, and their statewide rankings, are:

1,142. SUSAN NASTO, HELEN I. SMITH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $113,182

1,443. NANCY LINDER, SADDLE BROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $113,182

1,444. THERESA MARTIN, Washington School, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $113,182

2,484. CHERIE KLINE-HANS, SADDLE BROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $108,725

2,485. JOYCE TIRRI, SADDLE BROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $108,723

2,641. CHARLES KLEIN, SADDLE BROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $108,209

3,222. JOSEPH STAPLETON, FRANKLIN SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $107,182

4,434. SONYA OTERO, SADDLE BROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $104,770

4,435. DEBRA LEIBOWITZ, SADDLE BROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $104,770

4,498. GAIL WISSE, SALOME H. LONG MEMORIAL SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $104,682

4,785. LINDA MARCUS, SALOME H. LONG MEMORIAL SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $104,223

8,447. CATHERINE SUTERA, FRANKLIN SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $100,223

8,884. DARREN WHITE, SADDLE BROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, SADDLE BROOK TWP, BERGEN $99,759

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com

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