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Department of Law & Public Safety

8,266 employees · NJ state government agency

Department of Law & Public Safety is one of New Jersey's largest state agencies, employing 8,266 people.

The most common title is Trooper 1 (23% of staff), followed by Deputy Attorney General 4 and Deputy Attorney General 2. Median pay is $101,489, about 20% above the statewide median. About 73% of its employees are mapped to a civil service title specification, lower than most state agencies because it employs more agency-specific or unclassified roles.

Median tenure is 9.2 years. CWA represents the largest share of its unionized workforce (about 27%).