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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that New Jersey's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Asbury Park Press provides employee data for New Jersey, and the Rutgers-Newark Observer has salary data for employees of Rutgers-Newark.


State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $175,000 Jon Corzine
Secretary of State $141,000 Nina Wells
Attorney General $141,000 Anne Milgram
Treasurer $141,000 David Rousseau


The salary of New Jersey's governor ranks 4th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

New Jersey Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $192,795 Virginia Long
Associate Justice $185,482 Jaynee LaVecchia
Associate Justice $185,482 Barry Albin
Associate Justice $185,482 John Wallace
Associate Justice $185,482 Roberto Rivera-Soto
Associate Justice $185,482 Helen Hoens
Associate Justice $185,482 Stuart Rabner


The salary of New Jersey's chief justice ranks 4th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of New Jersey's associate justices ranks 4th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

[edit] Helpful links

New Jersey Salary database

Budget database for New Jersey

[edit] References

  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"