New Jersey · 2025 pay · 65 people
How much does a program specialist trainee make in New Jersey?
$54,129typical pay for full-year program specialist trainees in 2025
$52,362 – $56,307what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $21,697. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay fell 18.1% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where program specialist trainees work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Children and Families12 people$22,649
- Department of Human Services12 people$11,834
- Department of Environmental Protection10 people$46,697
- Department of Law and Public Safety6 people$14,793
- Department of Community Affairs5 people$25,508
- Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)5 people$18,605
- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs4 people$14,293
- Department of Labor and Workforce Development3 people$3,945
- Board of Public Utilities2 people$22,683
- Department of Agriculture1 person$26,130
- Military Affairs1 person$52,676
- Veterans Affairs1 person$5,799
- Department of Transportation1 person$19,915
- Agency Not Listed1 person$45,661
- Department of State1 person$52,555
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).
- Program Specialist Trainee (this page)$54,129
- Program Specialist$83,013
Highest-paid program specialist trainees, 2025
- 1Colin A TaylorProgram Specialist Trainee · Department of Environmental Protection$76,339
- 2Pauline J ManaloProgram Specialist Trainee · Department of Community Affairs$64,350
- 3Christin VillafuerteProgram Specialist Trainee · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$62,357
- 4Katherine B CraigProgram Specialist Trainee · Department of Environmental Protection$54,291
- 5Dorothy D DavisProgram Specialist Trainee · Department of Children and Families$54,176
Common questions
How much does a program specialist trainee make in New Jersey?
Full-year program specialist trainees were typically paid $54,129 in 2025; most earned between $52,362 and $56,307. Counting all 65 people paid, typical pay was $21,697.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for program specialist trainees in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Specialist Trainee, at any level (for example "Program Specialist Trainee"). 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