Westwood Superintendents, Principals Earn Over $150K

WESTWOOD, NJ - Making $150,000 or more is no longer uncommon for New Jersey school administrators.

More than 1,500 superintendents and principals made $150,000 or more in 2019 — barely any earned that much a decade ago.

Read more here: The 1,552 NJ Superintendents, Principals Earning $150K Or More

The Department of Education recently released its annual list of superintendents and principals and their salaries before the start of the 2019-20 school year. Last year, fewer than 1,000 principals and superintendents made $150,000 a year.

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.

Here are the top-earning school administrators and principals in the Westwood School District, plus where they rank in the state, their years of service and their salaries:

Administrators

• 331. Keith Rosado, 21 years, $175,785
• 367. Raymond Gonzalez, 20 years, $174,689
• 485. Jill Mortimer, 25 years, $167,880

Principals

• 172. Frank Connelly, Westwood Junior/Senior High School, 22 years, $170,821