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Instrumental Music Teacher

Rutherford School District

NJ, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Instrumental Music Teacher - Pierrepont Elementary - Rutherford Public Schools | K12JobSpot

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Employment Type Grade Levels

Benefits Start Date

09/01/2026

Position Areas

Music

Certification Description Instrumental Music Teacher  Pierrepont  Elementary School grades 4 through 6  Available 09/01/2026Requirements: New Jersey Music Teacher CertificateSalary: On Teacher Salary Guide as per REA contract Benefits: New Jersey State Health Benefits Plan, Dental Plan, Pension Plan  Posted By Rutherford Public Schools

359 Union Avenue , Rutherford, NJ 07070

Get Directions   At the following locations Pierrepont Elementary School

56 Elliott Place , Rutherford, NJ 07070

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NJ, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

NJ, USA is evaluated with current NJ labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The source listing identifies a state or region but not a city; city-level statistics are therefore unavailable. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.