See How Much Ocean City Paid Principals, Administrators In 2020

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Principals and administrators in the Ocean City School District are paid higher than the median statewide salary, according to state data for the 2020-21 school year.

See how it compares across the state and in Cape May County.

After delays related to the coronavirus pandemic, the state released new information that shows how much every New Jersey school district budgeted to pay principals, superintendents and administrators in 2020-21.

The median statewide administrator salary is $128,052, a 2.25 percent increase over 2019-20.

The Ocean City School District pays principals and administrators a median salary of $131,600, which is the highest in Cape May County and the 186th highest in the state.

Here is the list of all Cape May County school districts and their median principal, superintendent and administrator salaries, from highest to lowest and overall ranking out of the 655 districts in the state:

186. Ocean City, Cape May $131,600
190. Cape May Co Vocational, Cape May $131,073
338. Lower Cape May Regional, Cape May $118,385
375. North Wildwood City, Cape May $115,630
377. Upper Twp, Cape May $115,516
391. Middle Twp, Cape May $114,690
446. Cape May Co Special Services, Cape May $109,733
456. Dennis Twp, Cape May $109,002
484. Lower Twp, Cape May $105,625
486. Stone Harbor Boro, Cape May $105,529
505. Wildwood Crest Boro, Cape May $104,228
509. Wildwood City, Cape May $103,499
530. Avalon Boro, Cape May $101,354
589. Woodbine Boro, Cape May $89,936
603. Cape May City, Cape May $85,431
630. West Cape May Boro, Cape May $72,000

To see a full list of administrators' median salaries in the state click here.

The information is part of the state Department of Education's Taxpayer's Guide to Education Spending, which shows the median salary in every New Jersey school district.

In addition to median salaries, the state's 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 2020.

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