New Jersey · 2025 pay · 20 people
How much does a chief operating engineer make in New Jersey?
$88,961typical pay for full-year chief operating engineers in 2025
$86,617 – $98,967what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $88,646. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 5.1% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where chief operating engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)9 people$87,609
- Department of Human Services3 people$133,698
- Department of Corrections3 people$98,967
- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs2 people$86,074
- Veterans Affairs1 person$89,508
- Military Affairs1 person$3,482
- Department of the Treasury1 person$86,617
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Chief Operating Engineer 16 people$87,842
- Chief Operating Engineer 29 people$94,909
- Chief Operating Engineer 35 people$96,124
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Chief Operating Engineer (this page)$88,961
- Operating Engineer$97,845
Highest-paid chief operating engineers, 2025
- 1Gary MillsChief Operating Engineer 2 · Department of Human Services$146,424
- 2Ronald ColeChief Operating Engineer 2 · Department of Human Services$133,698
- 3William T AupperleChief Operating Engineer 2 · Department of Corrections$131,181
- 4Michael J TkacsikChief Operating Engineer 3 · Department of Human Services$106,274
- 5John R HessChief Operating Engineer 3 · Department of Corrections$98,967
Common questions
How much does a chief operating engineer make in New Jersey?
Full-year chief operating engineers were typically paid $88,961 in 2025; most earned between $86,617 and $98,967. Counting all 20 people paid, typical pay was $88,646.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 16.1% of all pay for chief operating engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Chief Operating Engineer, at any level (for example "Chief Operating Engineer 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this