Schools

These Ramsey Educators Earn $150K Or More

One administrator earns $178,000, records show.

RAMSEY, NJ — Several Ramsey School District administrators earn more than $150,000, information released by the New Jersey Department of Education shows.

The administrators are among the 1,552 on the department's list of superintendents and principals and their salaries released annually.

The local administrators, their salaries, years of service, and their rank on the list, are:

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Superintendents and assistant superintendents:

285. Matthew Murphy, 22 years, $178,183

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663. Thomas O'Hern, 20 years, $157,377

Principals and assistant principals:

81. Molly Dinning, John Y. Dater Elementary School, 22 years, $177,168

94. Michael Thumm, Ramsey High School, 22 years, $175,911

595. Gina Aliano, Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School, 16 years, $154,807

The list has grown recently. Last year, fewer than 1,000 principals and superintendents made $150,000 annually.

More teachers are earning six-figure salaries, too. Read more: The 10,000 NJ Teachers Who Make $99K Or More In 2019

In 2018-2019, the median salary for administrators $123,923, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was less than 1 percent above the previous year's median salary.

The Department of Education has said the department double-checks the data before delivering it to the media.

To view the entire statewide list, click here.


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