How Clark, Garwood Teacher Salaries Compare In Union County

CLARK/GARWOOD, NJ — Teachers in Clark and Garwood School Districts made a median annual salary of about $55,000 during the 2020 budget year, according to state education officials. But how does that compare to other local school districts?

The New Jersey Department of Education recently released its Taxpayer's Guide to Education Spending, which shows the median teacher salary in each of the Garden State's school districts and charter schools.

The state Department of Education site also shows each district's total spending, average daily enrollment and students from sending districts, the per-pupil costs and the district's total budget spending for 2019 and 2020.

Clark schools have a median teacher salary of $59,982 and Garwood schools have a median teacher salary of $56,762. Both district's salaries fall below the state's median of $70,815.

Patch also determined the difference in salaries between 2019 and 2020. Below, Patch lists where each Somerset County district and charter school ranks among the 657 in New Jersey. Read more: NJ School Districts That Paid Teachers The Most, Least In 2020

Median 2020 teacher salaries at Union County schools (number represents statewide rank out of 657):

• 44. Elizabeth City, Union $83,929
• 57. Westfield Town, Union $82,055
• 66. Kenilworth Boro, Union $80,877
• 114. Union Twp, Union $76,543
• 119. Plainfield City, Union $76,210
• 158. Berkeley Heights Twp, Union $73,949
• 165. Roselle Park Boro, Union $73,357
• 170. Hillside Twp, Union $73,208
• 187. New Providence Boro, Union $72,541
• 233. Springfield Twp, Union $70,790
• 256. Rahway City, Union $69,739
• 259. Linden City, Union $69,706
• 268. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg, Union $69,408
• 270. Summit City, Union $69,299
• 331. Cranford Twp, Union $66,756
• 454. Roselle Boro, Union $61,957
• 468. Mountainside Boro, Union $61,380
• 505. Clark Twp, Union $59,982
• 513. Union County Vocational, Union $59,546
• 551. Winfield Twp, Union $57,108
• 561. Garwood Boro, Union $56,762
• 595. College Achieve Central Charter School, Union $55,000
• 600. The Barack Obama Green Charter High Scho, Union $54,636
• 601. Cresthaven Academy Charter School, Union $54,602
• 637. Union County Teams Cs, Union $50,923
• 641. Queen City Academy Cs, Union $50,000

Percentage increase or decrease in median teacher salaries among Union County schools (number represents statewide rank out of 657):

• 33. Kenilworth Boro, Union 10.19%
• 46. Roselle Boro, Union 9.02%
• 61. Roselle Park Boro, Union 7.82%
• 157. College Achieve Central Charter School, Union 4.76%
• 165. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Reg, Union 4.60%
• 221. New Providence Boro, Union 3.52%
• 258. Plainfield City, Union 3.04%
• 261. The Barack Obama Green Charter High Scho, Union 3.00%
• 262. Union Twp, Hunterdon 2.99%
• 264. Elizabeth City, Union 2.95%
• 285. Westfield Town, Union 2.76%
• 304. Union Twp, Union 2.45%
• 337. Summit City, Union 1.92%
• 354. Union County Vocational, Union 1.70%
• 411. Hillside Twp, Union 1.03%
• 420. Winfield Twp, Union 0.91%
• 424. Linden City, Union 0.89%
• 429. Cranford Twp, Union 0.84%
• 462. Mountainside Boro, Union 0.18%
• 471. Berkeley Heights Twp, Union 0.00%
• 506. Queen City Academy Cs, Union 0.00%
• 562. Rahway City, Union -1.29%
• 569. Cresthaven Academy Charter School, Union -1.62%
• 575. Garwood Boro, Union -1.85%
• 585. Clark Twp, Union -2.22%
• 614. Springfield Twp, Union -3.48%
• 620. Union County Teams Cs, Union -3.88%

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