New Jersey · 2024–2025 pay · 79,552 people
How much are state government employees paid in New Jersey?
$72,164typical pay for state government employees, 2024–2025
$43,723 – $105,632what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 40 employers listed below. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025).
✓ 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.
- Judiciary (State Courts)10,449 people$64,776
- Department of Law and Public Safety8,229 people$32,715
- Department of Children and Families6,981 people$91,515
- Department of Human Services6,832 people$73,644
- Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)6,771 people$75,476
- Department of Corrections6,721 people$114,872
- Department of Environmental Protection5,453 people$41,946
- Department of Transportation4,017 people$74,664
- Department of the Treasury3,681 people$75,818
- Department of Labor and Workforce Development3,335 people$74,894
- Motor Vehicle Commission2,986 people$61,960
- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs2,287 people$52,363
- Veterans Affairs1,562 people$56,633
- Office of the Public Defender1,375 people$86,902
- Legislature1,301 people$54,000
- Department of Community Affairs1,180 people$71,222
- Juvenile Justice Commission1,134 people$85,406
- Department of Education812 people$104,878
- State Parole Board731 people$96,303
- Office of Information Technology599 people$107,594
- Military Affairs518 people$59,617
- Department of Banking and Insurance476 people$72,477
- Department of Agriculture320 people$74,737
- Civil Service Commission289 people$84,596
- Board of Public Utilities258 people$92,404
- Department of State224 people$80,837
- Office of the Governor186 people$69,243
- Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness167 people$88,792
- Office of Administrative Law158 people$84,248
- Office of the State Comptroller138 people$112,962
- Cannabis Regulatory Commission92 people$65,979
- Election Law Enforcement Commission67 people$81,098
- Division of Elderly Advocacy65 people$88,521
- Commission on Higher Education41 people$97,375
- Casino Control Commission40 people$93,342
- Division of Rate Counsel31 people$102,202
- Public Advocate28 people$112,943
- Catastrophic Illness in Children Commission9 people$124,984
- Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse8 people$88,585
- Miscellaneous Executive Commission1 person$76,445
No employers match.
Other types of employer in New Jersey
- 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
- State prisons and corrections8,586 people$107,894
- 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 government. 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