New Jersey · 2025 pay · 29 people
How much does an education program assistant make in New Jersey?
$65,321typical pay for full-year education program assistants in 2025
$59,445 – $68,468what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $60,031. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay fell 0.8% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where education program assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Education Program Assistant 213 people$43,824
- Education Program Assistant 116 people$66,463
Highest-paid education program assistants, 2025
- 1Elizabeth D LegenzaEducation Program Assistant 1 · Department of Children and Families$71,723
- 2Augusta M WalmsleyEducation Program Assistant 1 · Department of Children and Families$71,723
- 3Casey HoltEducation Program Assistant 1 · Juvenile Justice Commission$71,723
- 4Yolanda M NunezEducation Program Assistant 1 · Department of Children and Families$68,468
- 5Debra WilliamsEducation Program Assistant 1 · Department of Children and Families$68,468
Common questions
How much does an education program assistant make in New Jersey?
Full-year education program assistants were typically paid $65,321 in 2025; most earned between $59,445 and $68,468. Counting all 29 people paid, typical pay was $60,031.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for education program assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Education Program Assistant, at any level (for example "Education Program Assistant 2"). 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