New Jersey · 2025 pay · 24 people
How much does a communications manager make in New Jersey?
$103,584typical pay for full-year communications managers in 2025
$86,857 – $118,977what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $100,247. Typical pay rose 2.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where communications managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)4 people$86,281
- Board of Public Utilities4 people$69,645
- Department of Human Services3 people$146,953
- Department of Transportation2 people$118,977
- Department of Education2 people$116,994
- Department of Law and Public Safety2 people$116,188
- Commission on Higher Education1 person$35,824
- Office of the State Comptroller1 person$103,584
- Department of the Treasury1 person$106,126
- Division of Rate Counsel1 person$107,875
- Civil Service Commission1 person$85,933
- Department of Community Affairs1 person$100,445
- Department of Environmental Protection1 person$107,043
No employers match.
Highest-paid communications managers, 2025
- 1Thomas J HesterCommunications Manager · Department of Human Services$165,146
- 2Eva L McbrideCommunications Manager · Department of Human Services$146,953
- 3Michael S YapleCommunications Manager · Department of Education$133,940
- 4Michael G SymonsCommunications Manager · Department of Law and Public Safety$120,848
- 5Stephen A SchapiroCommunications Manager · Department of Transportation$118,977
Common questions
How much does a communications manager make in New Jersey?
Full-year communications managers were typically paid $103,584 in 2025; most earned between $86,857 and $118,977. Counting all 24 people paid, typical pay was $100,247.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for communications managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Communications Manager, at any level (for example "Communications Manager"). 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