New Jersey independent authority · 2025 pay · 28 people
How much does a lead clerk make in New Jersey independent authority?
$78,927typical pay for a lead clerk in 2025
$75,008 – $87,127what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where lead clerks work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Senior Clerk$44,406
- Principal Clerk$57,221
- Head Clerk$68,430
- Lead Clerk (this page)$78,927 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead clerks, 2025
- 1Elaine ToddLead Clerk · NJ Transit$113,750
- 2Natasha CunninghamLead Clerk · NJ Transit$109,064
- 3Danee Anderson-BranhamLead Clerk · NJ Transit$96,262
- 4Alejandra AbreuLead Clerk · NJ Transit$91,201
- 5Jermaine SandersLead Clerk · NJ Transit$90,868
Common questions
How much does a lead clerk make in New Jersey independent authority?
The typical lead clerk was paid $78,927 in 2025; most earned between $75,008 and $87,127. This counts all 28 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.4% of all pay for lead clerks in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Clerk, at any level (for example "Lead Clerk"). 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