2018-19 and 2019-20 NJDOE Salary Data Shows 30% Difference Between Pay for Hoboken District Teachers and Charter School Teachers

Sadie F. Leinkaulf (PS #8) Hoboken, NJ

The NJDOE and NJ.COM data indicates that the average pay for New Jersey teachers rose 2% last school year, but vast differences in median salary exist across the state’s districts.

The median teacher’s salary statewide was $70,815. The median is NOT the average.

A district’s median teacher salary can fluctuate, affected by a number of variables including faculty size, faculty experience, cost of living and the grade levels a district offers.

Below are the median teacher salaries for the three public Hoboken charter schools and the traditional Hoboken Public School District. As can be seen from the chart, there is about a 30% difference between the median salary of a charter school teacher and a public school teacher in Hoboken. 

Data Compiled by NJ.COM
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The 30% difference is only for median salary and does not include other differences such as the value of individual or family healthcare, prescription plan, dental plan, eye plan, and/or pension benefits. 

In addition, Hoboken District teachers' median salary is about 6.8% above the NJ median teacher salary while Hoboken Charter School teachers median salary is about 21% lower than the NJ median teacher salary.

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