This list simply parses the traditional public school districts in Hudson County, NJ. Charter schools in Hudson County were excluded from the analysis since the salary numbers are skewed low due to the relative newness of charter schools and the relatively low years of experience of the typical teachers.
The Hoboken School District tops the list of Hudson County traditional public schools and is in the top 5% (5.4% actually) of the entire state of New Jersey. New Jersey pays its teachers very well. A recent analysis by WalletHub ranked New Jersey #1 in the United States for teacher pay. So, to be at the top of the list in New Jersey means not only are you among the highest paid teachers in the state of New Jersey but among the top in the country (see Figure 1).
Median is not an average. Median is the number which splits the dataset into half. Therefore, there are just as many people ABOVE the median as there are BELOW the median. The median is often a better statistic to look for when comparing salaries since a few highly skewed salaries can over influence an “average” but has much less effect on the “median.” These salary numbers do not include stipends or summer employment.
Hudson County, New Jersey- Traditional Public School Districts
2015-2016 Median Teacher Salary (NJDOE)
(county rank) State Rank.
(1) 35. Hoboken, Hudson $79,614
(2) 73. Jersey City, Hudson $72,960
(3) 84. Harrison, Hudson $72,002
(4) 95. North Bergen, Hudson $71,100
(5) 193. Union City, Hudson $66,050
(6) 237. West New York, Hudson $64,463
(7) 241. Hudson County Vocational, Hudson $64,257
(8) 261. Kearny, Hudson $63,589
(9) 482. Weehawken, Hudson $56,230
(10) 495. Bayonne, Hudson $55,690
(11) 535. Guttenberg, Hudson $53,790
(12) 647. East Newark, Hudson $40,922
