New Jersey · 2025 pay · 895 people
How much does a program specialist make in New Jersey?
$83,013typical pay for full-year program specialists in 2025
$58,939 – $112,213what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $77,012. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay fell 0.4% 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 program specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Human Services237 people$85,870
- Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)142 people$78,716
- Department of Environmental Protection137 people$68,022
- Department of Children and Families80 people$83,164
- Department of Law and Public Safety67 people$74,797
- Department of Community Affairs57 people$73,245
- Department of Transportation35 people$83,954
- Department of Agriculture24 people$61,972
- Board of Public Utilities20 people$60,162
- Department of Labor and Workforce Development18 people$80,299
- Department of State10 people$71,211
- Juvenile Justice Commission9 people$76,808
- Military Affairs9 people$58,815
- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs8 people$61,333
- Agency Not Listed8 people$75,597
- Department of Corrections6 people$101,329
- Department of the Treasury6 people$56,106
- Motor Vehicle Commission4 people$88,781
- NJEDA4 people$61,267
- Catastrophic Illness in Children Commission3 people$81,739
- Cannabis Regulatory Commission3 people$78,155
- Department of Banking and Insurance2 people$88,822
- State Parole Board2 people$97,138
- Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness2 people$77,855
- Department of Education1 person$59,479
- Office of Information Technology1 person$57,259
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Specialist 1303 people$55,789
- Program Specialist 2184 people$71,710
- Program Specialist 3252 people$99,752
- Program Specialist 4152 people$124,771
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$54,129
- Program Specialist (this page)$83,013
Highest-paid program specialists, 2025
- 1Silas OdaaProgram Specialist 4 · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$181,213
- 2Sandi FergusonProgram Specialist 4 · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$156,074
- 3Nathalie F KurzawaProgram Specialist 3 · Department of Law and Public Safety$142,870
- 4Robert B HudsonProgram Specialist 4 · Department of Human Services$135,085
- 5Valerie A BrownProgram Specialist 4 · Department of Transportation$133,861
Common questions
How much does a program specialist make in New Jersey?
Full-year program specialists were typically paid $83,013 in 2025; most earned between $58,939 and $112,213. Counting all 895 people paid, typical pay was $77,012.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for program specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Specialist, at any level (for example "Program Specialist 1"). 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