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These New Milford School Officials Earn $150K Or More
One administrator earns $181,000, records show.
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NEW MILFORD, NJ — Several New Milford 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:
233. Michael Polizzi, 19 years, $181,746
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492. Michael Sawicz, 14 years, $167,597
Principals and assistant principals:
253. Louis Manuppelli, New Milford High School, 13 years, $165,489
501. Scott Davies, Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School, 26 years, $157,050
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.
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