>Half of N.J. six-figure teachers work in Bergen, Passaic counties
By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
May 17, 2010, 6:35AM
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/half_of_nj_six-figure_teachers.html
The Star-LedgerVoting at the St. Cloud Elementary School in West Orange. Half of the 1,800 New Jersey public school teachers who earned more than $100,000 per year for the 2008-09 school year worked in schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, according to a report on NorthJersey.com
The report said Passaic had 115 teachers with salaries above $100,000, the largest number within one district in the state. Other towns with teachers making more than $100,000 annually included Hackensack, 98, Teaneck, 93, Wayne 81, and Ridgewood, 71.
The median pay for all teachers in the state was $57,467, while in Bergen County it was $61,096 in Passaic County is was $56,350.
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