New Jersey · 2025 pay · 91 people
How much does an executive director make in New Jersey?
$157,389typical pay for full-year executive directors in 2025
$145,371 – $172,645what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $154,886. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 5.4% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where executive directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)26 people$150,688
- Department of Education12 people$172,913
- Department of State9 people$125,650
- Department of the Treasury5 people$166,111
- Department of Children and Families5 people$171,839
- Department of Community Affairs4 people$121,654
- Department of Human Services3 people$145,247
- Legislature2 people$92,992
- Agency Not Listed2 people$150,535
- Office of the Public Defender2 people$183,870
- Department of Agriculture2 people$154,731
- NJHMFA2 people$127,371
- Office of the State Comptroller1 person$209,195
- Motor Vehicle Commission1 person$171,839
- Board of Public Utilities1 person$183,295
- Department of Corrections1 person$178,713
- Higher Education Student Assistance Authority1 person$186,746
- Department of Transportation1 person$146,834
- Department of Law and Public Safety1 person$179,111
- New Jersey Building Authority1 person$206,086
- New Jersey Turnpike Authority1 person$209,385
- Commission on Higher Education1 person$209,195
- New Jersey Infrastructure Bank1 person$225,350
- New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority1 person$167,300
- New Jersey Water Supply Authority1 person$182,433
- South Jersey Transportation Authority1 person$185,140
- Department of Environmental Protection1 person$171,839
- Department of Banking and Insurance1 person$160,223
- Catastrophic Illness in Children Commission1 person$148,865
No employers match.
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).
- Executive Director (this page)$157,389
- Deputy Executive Director$176,048
Highest-paid executive directors, 2025
- 1David E ZimmerExecutive Director · New Jersey Infrastructure Bank$225,350
- 2Todd M HasslerExecutive Director · Department of the Treasury$219,157
- 3Melanie WalterExecutive Director · NJHMFA$210,364
- 4James CaroneExecutive Director · New Jersey Turnpike Authority$209,385
- 5Brian K BridgesExecutive Director · Commission on Higher Education$209,195
Common questions
How much does an executive director make in New Jersey?
Full-year executive directors were typically paid $157,389 in 2025; most earned between $145,371 and $172,645. Counting all 91 people paid, typical pay was $154,886.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for executive directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Executive Director, at any level (for example "Executive Director"). 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