New Jersey independent authority · 2025 pay · 59 people
How much does a lead laborer make in New Jersey independent authority?
$96,891typical pay for a lead laborer in 2025
$77,622 – $122,067what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where lead laborers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid lead laborers, 2025
- 1Troy ValentineLead Laborer · NJ Transit$175,505
- 2Stephen EmejuruLead Laborer · NJ Transit$166,102
- 3Anthony KingLead Laborer · NJ Transit$164,732
- 4Jose MartinezLead Laborer · NJ Transit$164,369
- 5Otis JeffreyLead Laborer · NJ Transit$162,846
Common questions
How much does a lead laborer make in New Jersey independent authority?
The typical lead laborer was paid $96,891 in 2025; most earned between $77,622 and $122,067. This counts all 59 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 38.3% of all pay for lead laborers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Laborer, at any level (for example "Lead Laborer"). 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