New Milford Teachers Who Made $99K Or More In 2019

NEW MILFORD, NJ — Teachers' salaries are continuing to rise with many in New Jersey making six-figure salaries, according to a recently released annual list by the Department of Education for 2019. In the New Milford school district, there were several teachers listed who make more than $99,000 annually.

In 2018-2019, the median salary for teachers totaled $68,985, according to a Patch analysis of salary data for public school districts and charter schools. The increase was about 1.6 percent higher than the previous year.

Here are the New Milford teachers who earn the top salaries, with their school, and, salaries (the teachers have been divided by their years of experience):

30 to 39 years of experience:

• 134. JOSEPH TUSA, New Milford High School, NEW MILFORD BORO, BERGEN $116,600
• 305. WALTER T PEVNY, New Milford High School, NEW MILFORD BORO, BERGEN $112,310
• 749. COLLEEN TAMBUSCIO, New Milford High School, NEW MILFORD BORO, BERGEN $105,600
• 870. DAVID W WILSON, New Milford High School, NEW MILFORD BORO, BERGEN $104,246

10 to 19 years of experience:

• 783. PETER TORPIE New Milford High School NEW MILFORD BORO BERGEN $110,000
• 1,633. ADU ASA-AWUKU New Milford High School NEW MILFORD BORO BERGEN $106,110
• 1,999. APRIL MILLIAN New Milford High School NEW MILFORD BORO BERGEN $104,310
• 3,294. CATHERINE CHIN QUEE-SMITH New Milford High School NEW MILFORD BORO BERGEN $100,810

To see the full list of the 10,000 teachers in the state who make more than $99,000, click here.

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