New Jersey state government salary
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$98.3 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in New Jersey.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[2] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $49,000/year | No per diem is paid. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
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Governor of New Jersey Mikie Sherrill |
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Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey Dale Caldwell |
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Attorney General of New Jersey Jennifer Davenport |
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New Jersey Secretary of State Dale Caldwell |
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Marian Abdou |
$175,000 |
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Michael Bange |
$175,000 |
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New Jersey Treasurer Aaron Binder |
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Zenon Christodoulou |
$175,000 |
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New Jersey Comptroller Shirley Emehelu |
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Christine Guhl-Sadovy |
$175,000 |
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New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lily Laux |
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New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Michael B. Marich |
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New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn |
$175,000 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: New Jersey court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $230,818[3] | Associates: $219,857[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for New Jersey | ||
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| New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,935,421 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 7,354 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 68.3% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 13.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 19% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.6% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $72,093 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Jersey. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in New Jersey
New Jersey voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, two are located in New Jersey, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Jersey had one Retained Pivot County and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 0.55 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More New Jersey coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in New Jersey
- United States congressional delegations from New Jersey
- Public policy in New Jersey
- Endorsers in New Jersey
- New Jersey fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2025 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2025 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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