NJ superintendent salaries: How much does your district’s leader make? // Five NJ school superintendents earn over $300,000 in 2025, data shows

The average salary for school superintendents across New Jersey increased less than 2% last school year, but some of the top earners made well over $300,000, the latest state data shows.

The highest-paid superintendent in the state was Norma Fernandez , the leader of the Jersey City Public Schools. She earned $322,272 in the 2024-25 school year while overseeing one of the state’s largest districts, according to the data. (Look up your school district’s superintendent salary in the chart below.)

Fernandez has worked in Jersey City for more than 40 years, serving as the superintendent for the last three years. Before that, she was a school

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