New Jersey · 2025 pay · 8,586 people
How much are state corrections employees paid in New Jersey?
$107,894typical pay for state corrections employees, 2025
$70,531 – $143,762what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 3 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year.
Other types of employer in New Jersey
- State government79,552 people$72,164
- Transit and transportation17,683 people$89,845
- State social services agencies13,887 people$81,618
- State courts and legal offices11,982 people$67,666
- State police and public safety8,914 people$40,277
- Housing and community development936 people$83,188
- State regulation and licensing agencies933 people$80,963
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: State agencies: Corrections. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this