These Verona And Cedar Grove Educators Earn $150K Or More

VERONA/CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Several Verona and Cedar Grove school 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:

Superintendents and assistant superintendents:

372. Rui Dionisio, Verona, 16 years, $174,689

458. Cheryl A. Nardino, Verona, $169,334, years of service not provided

505. Michael Fetherman, Cedar Grove, 24 years, $167,280

650. Michael Devita, Cedar Grove, 18 years, $157,594

Principals and assistant principals:

567. Yvette McNeal, Verona, Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School, 24 years, $155,484

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.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com