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Department of Transportation

3,805 employees · NJ state government agency

Department of Transportation anchors a workforce of 3,805 employees, one of the biggest payrolls in state government.

The most common title is Highway Operations Technician (7% of staff), followed by Highway Operations Technician 2 and Assistant Engineer, Transportation. Median pay is $76,834, about 9% below the statewide median.

Median tenure is 7.4 years, shorter than the statewide median of 9.7 years. CWA represents the largest share of its unionized workforce (about 56%).