Experience. Education. Staff size. Cost of living.

It all factors into a school district’s median teacher salary, and that number can look a whole lot different depending on where you work.

Statewide, the median teacher salary rose to $68,985 last school year, according to new state data. And school districts continued to report a wide range of median salaries, with the lowest at less than $50,000 and the highest checking it at more than $100,000.

The difference comes from many factors, including geography, which grades the district offers and whether the staff skews younger or more senior.

Check out the list below to see the 25 school districts with the highest median teacher salary, according to state Department of Education data released Wednesday.

25. Lower Cape May Regional

Median teacher salary: $86,642

24. West Orange

Median teacher salary: $87,123

23. Jersey City

Median teacher salary: $87,130

22. Ramsey

Median teacher salary: $87,340

21. Avalon

Median teacher salary: $87,426

20. High Point Regional

Median teacher salary: $87,639

19. Wallkill Valley Regional

Median teacher salary: $88,355

18. East Orange

Median teacher salary: $88,409

Regional school districts that serve students in grades 9-12 typically have a higher median salary than K-5 or K-8 districts. EJA

17. Freehold Regional

Median teacher salary: $88,590

16. Mainland Regional

Median teacher salary: $88,612

15. Closter

Median teacher salary: $88,793

14. Ventnor

Median teacher salary: $89,450

13. East Rutherford Borough

Median teacher salary: $90,238

12. Ocean City

Median teacher salary: $90,875

A school district's median salary can swing by thousands of dollars in one year. EJA

11. River Dell Regional

Median teacher salary: $91,229

10. Hackensack City

Median teacher salary: $91,810

9. Atlantic City

Median teacher salary: $91,880

8. Pascack Valley Regional

Median teacher salary: $92,000

7. Millburn

Median teacher salary: $92,784

6. Brigantine

Median teacher salary: $93,649

New Jersey teachers rank among the nation's best paid, but they also live in one of America's most expensive states. SL

5. Edison

Median teacher salary: $93,758

4. Margate

Median teacher salary: $96,145

3. Carlstadt-East Rutherford

Median teacher salary: $97,264

2. Passaic County Vocational

Median teacher salary: $98,347

1. Northern Valley Regional

Median teacher salary: $107,787

Adam Clark may be reached at adam_clark@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on twitter at @realAdamClark. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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