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How much do New Jersey state employees make?

The median New Jersey state employee was paid $77,701 in 2025, over the 77,410 people paid more than zero; a quarter were paid more than $109,823, according to New Jersey’s YourMoney payroll.

24,964 were paid $100,000 or more.

Data retrieved September 27, 2026

The median New Jersey state employee was paid $77,701 in 2025, against $55,802 in 2010, in each year's dollars

What the middle employee on the State's payroll was paid in each calendar year, 2010 to 2025, over the people paid more than zero: regular pay, overtime and every other payment together, from the fourth-quarter release. Not adjusted for inflation; a person paid for part of a year is paid part of a year.

Not adjusted for inflation: a dollar in the first year bought more than a dollar in the last, and this chart does not say how much more.

Source: New Jersey’s YourMoney payroll

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The median New Jersey state employee was paid $77,701 in 2025, against $55,802 in 2010, in each year's dollars. What the middle employee on the State's payroll was paid in each calendar year, 2010 to 2025, over the people paid more than zero: regular pay, overtime and every other payment together, from the fourth-quarter release. Not adjusted for inflation; a person paid for part of a year is paid part of a year.
Year	Median	A quarter paid more than
2010	$55,802	$77,581
2011	$57,578	$80,707
2012	$58,260	$81,577
2013	$59,503	$82,653
2014	$60,443	$83,762
2015	$62,935	$87,403
2016	$60,429	$84,106
2017	$59,204	$83,413
2018	$63,361	$88,683
2019	$64,088	$91,368
2020	$65,040	$90,000
2021	$67,113	$94,411
2022	$69,201	$98,230
2023	$70,310	$99,764
2024	$73,975	$105,647
2025	$77,701	$109,823

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What New Jersey's state employees were paid in each whole calendar year, newest first
Year	Median	A quarter paid more than	Paid $100,000 or more
2025	$77,701	$109,823	24,964
2024	$73,975	$105,647	23,212
2023	$70,310	$99,764	18,838
2022	$69,201	$98,230	17,602
2021	$67,113	$94,411	14,520
2020	$65,040	$90,000	12,712
2019	$64,088	$91,368	13,560
2018	$63,361	$88,683	11,922
2017	$59,204	$83,413	9,457
2016	$60,429	$84,106	9,887
2015	$62,935	$87,403	11,227
2014	$60,443	$83,762	9,202
2013	$59,503	$82,653	8,682
2012	$58,260	$81,577	8,714
2011	$57,578	$80,707	8,253
2010	$55,802	$77,581	6,398

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Sources

State of New Jersey — YourMoney Agency Payroll — New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Office of Management and Budget · State of New Jersey Legal Statement, Section F · retrieved September 27, 2026

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