New Jersey · 2025 pay
How much do New Jersey Veterans Affairs employees make?
$56,633typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$34,382 – $76,555what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
NJ Office of Management and Budget publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Certified Nurse AideSpecial ServicesSenior Food Service Handler
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and BudgetMatches the agency's latest releasenj.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$34,231
$56,449
$76,803
$231,294
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
When the next update is due
The agency updates it every quarter (full-year figures each January).
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
New Jersey Veterans Affairs
official data
2025
| Regular pay | $49,445 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $6,050 |
| Extra pay | $953 |
| Total for the year | $56,449 |
Average of the 79 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Nurse Aide | 290 | $62,949 | $49k – $80k |
| Special Services | 241 | $13,323 | $6k – $27k |
| Senior Food Service Handler | 123 | $47,769 | $36k – $56k |
| Senior Certified Nurse Aide | 98 | $66,375 | $58k – $81k |
| Residential Services Worker | 91 | $49,771 | $42k – $57k |
| Charge Nurse (12 Months) | 81 | $101,080 | $78k – $123k |
| Senior Practical Nurse | 64 | $84,437 | $76k – $99k |
| Practical Nurse | 62 | $62,650 | $16k – $88k |
| Supervisor of Nursing Services | 29 | $121,241 | $110k – $134k |
| Cook (12 Months) | 24 | $49,964 | $46k – $55k |
| Cemetery Caretaker | 21 | $45,836 | $17k – $48k |
| Supervisor Food Service Area Operations | 19 | $64,656 | $55k – $74k |
| Recreation Assistant | 19 | $54,598 | $47k – $59k |
| Repairer | 15 | $49,435 | $41k – $55k |
| Nursing Services Clerk | 13 | $47,725 | $43k – $55k |
| Head Cook 2 | 12 | $66,011 | $61k – $72k |
| Senior Repairer | 12 | $62,388 | $53k – $65k |
| Housekeeper 2 | 9 | $63,552 | $57k – $71k |
| Social Worker 1 | 8 | $73,163 | $70k – $76k |
| Assistant Food Service Supervisor 3 | 8 | $69,864 | $65k – $83k |
| Clinical Nutritionist | 7 | $83,828 | $84k – $91k |
| Cottage Training Supervisor | 7 | $64,672 | $29k – $101k |
| Senior Cemetery Caretaker | 7 | $60,876 | $59k – $67k |
| Head Cook 3 | 7 | $59,992 | $58k – $64k |
| Associate Hospital Administrator 2 | 7 | $53,610 | $53k – $113k |
| Human Services Assistant | 7 | $44,386 | $33k – $58k |
| Clerk Typist | 7 | $42,679 | $43k – $44k |
| Program Support Specialist III Youth and Family Services | 6 | $69,271 | $68k – $70k |
| Senior Human Services Technician | 6 | $62,974 | $59k – $67k |
| Motor Vehicle Operator I | 6 | $57,854 | $48k – $65k |
| Staff Nurse (12 Months) | 6 | $56,627 | $41k – $95k |
| Staff Assistant 2 | 6 | $43,719 | $14k – $52k |
| Recreation Aide | 6 | $16,173 | $15k – $36k |
| Nursing Consultant | 5 | $76,108 | $71k – $115k |
| Personnel Assistant IV | 5 | $62,514 | $60k – $72k |
| Head Cottage Training Supervisor | 5 | $62,371 | $48k – $98k |
| Senior Therapy Program Assistant | 5 | $61,040 | $25k – $74k |
| Electrician | 5 | $17,990 | $16k – $62k |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k151
- $10k – $30k203
- $30k – $50k268
- $50k – $70k436
- $70k – $90k258
- $90k – $110k132
- $110k – $150k101
- $150k or more13
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Va - Vineland | 543 | $51,627 |
| Va - Paramus | 438 | $60,003 |
| Va - Menlo Park | 380 | $63,687 |
| Va - Veterans Haven North | 99 | $42,935 |
| Va - Arneystown Cemetery | 54 | $48,107 |
| Va - Veterans Haven South | 48 | $51,857 |
Highest paid at Veterans Affairs in 2025
- 1Ercilia Pacius-GelinSupervisor of Nursing Services$231,294
- 2Shirley AntoineSupervisor of Nursing Services$212,020
- 3Linda M ClarkSupervisor of Nursing Services$206,117
- 4Merlie S OlazoCharge Nurse (12 Months)$197,661
- 5Ketia MeusCharge Nurse (12 Months)$192,369
- 6Girish BhalodiSupervisor of Nursing Services$184,803
- 7M Lightfoot-TaylorSupervisor of Nursing Services$184,333
- 8Roseline I EzekweCharge Nurse (12 Months)$165,035
- 9Wendy WhiteSupervisor of Nursing Services$157,706
- 10Rebecca NeequayeCharge Nurse (12 Months)$156,758
Common questions
How much does a New Jersey Veterans Affairs employee make?
The typical employee was paid $56,633 in 2025: half of the 1,562 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $34,382 and $76,555.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 151 people (9.7%) were paid under $10,000.
Who counts as a full-year employee?
"Employed all year" means the person was on the state payroll the previous year, is paid an annual salary, and received at least 90% of their published annual salary as regular pay during the year.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (82.4% of all pay), overtime (16.4%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (1.2%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From New Jersey Office of Management and Budget (nj.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the agency updates it every quarter (full-year figures each January).
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. "Employed all year" means the person was on the state payroll the previous year, is paid an annual salary, and received at least 90% of their published annual salary as regular pay during the year. Hire and end dates are used only to work this out; we don't store or publish them. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 8 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals