New Jersey teachers had the eighth-highest average salary in the country during the 2023-24 school year, according to published reports by the National Education Association .

The average teacher in the Garden State made $82,877 last year, as reported by the 2023-24 NEA Rankings and Estimates report . This is a 2.2% increase from the previous year's average salary of $81,102. Additionally, this figure is more than $10,000 higher than the nationwide average of $72,030.

New Jersey's average teacher starting salary for the 2023-24 school year was $57,603, the fourth highest in the nation, according to the NEA Teacher Salary Benchmark Report . This figure is more than $11,000 higher than the national average starting teacher salary of $46,526.

According to the benchmark report, starti

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