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Veterans Affairs

1,599 employees · NJ state government agency

Veterans Affairs is one of New Jersey's largest state agencies, employing 1,599 people.

The most common title is Certified Nurse'S Aide (17% of staff), followed by Senior Food Service Handler and Senior Certified Nurse'S Aide. Median pay is $59,678, about 30% below the statewide median. About 81% 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 6.3 years, shorter than the statewide median of 9.6 years. AFSCME represents the largest share of its unionized workforce (about 42%).

Who works here

The agency's roster, largest title first. Every entry links to the published specification, where the requirements and the pay range are set out in full.

At least 100 distinct titles appear on this agency's payroll. The 12 largest are listed above.

Titles you will not find elsewhere

Some titles barely exist outside this agency. Of the jobs on its roster, 8 are held almost entirely here, and 6 of those have no post anywhere else in state government.

Concentration is measured against the same payroll file, comparing this agency's headcount in a title with the statewide headcount in that title.

How pay is spread

The quartiles say more than a single median does. Here is where this agency's pay sits at each point, next to the statewide figure.

The middle half of this agency's employees earn between $51,763 and $72,566, a ratio of 1.40 between the two quartiles. State government as a whole sits at 1.81, so this agency's pay is bunched more tightly than average, which tends to happen where one or two large titles carry most of the staff.

  • Lowest recorded salary$36,449
  • Lower quartile$51,763
    statewide $62,428
  • Median salary$59,678
    statewide $84,796
  • Upper quartile$72,566
    statewide $113,264
  • Highest recorded salary$108,073

Based on 1,369 salaried records, with 72 statistical outliers excluded from the quartile calculation.

Union representation

Union representation here, counted from Employee Relations Group codes on each payroll record. The unit sets the pay table a title is paid from.

  • AFSCME666 employees
    41.7% of the agency
  • CWA486 employees
    30.4% of the agency
  • IFPTE167 employees
    10.4% of the agency
  • IBEW29 employees
    1.8% of the agency

Union coverage is identifiable for 84% of this agency's payroll records. The remainder are unclassified, exempt or managerial positions that sit outside a bargaining unit.

How long people stay

How long people stay is one of the more honest signals an agency gives off. Long tenure can mean a stable career ladder, or a shortage of new hiring.

Half of this agency's employees have been on the state payroll longer than 6.3 years, well short of the statewide median of 9.6. 45% joined within the last five years, and 16% have twenty years or more behind them.

  • Under 5 years662 employees
    44.5% of those with a hire date
  • 5 to 10 years283 employees
    19.0% of those with a hire date
  • 10 to 15 years138 employees
    9.3% of those with a hire date
  • 15 to 20 years168 employees
    11.3% of those with a hire date
  • 20 to 25 years137 employees
    9.2% of those with a hire date
  • 25 years or more99 employees
    6.7% of those with a hire date

Hire dates are present for 1,487 of this agency's 1,599 payroll records.

Overtime

1,079 employees here recorded overtime, 67.5% of the agency, against 31.6% across state government. Agencies that have to cover a post around the clock always sit above that line.

Together they were paid $8,070,869 in overtime, averaging $7,480 for each employee who earned any. Overtime is not part of the salary figures elsewhere on this page, which report base pay.

  • Employees with recorded overtime1,079
  • Share of the agency67.5%
  • Total overtime paid$8,070,869
  • Average per employee earning it$7,480

Civil service coverage

81% of this agency's payroll records carry a title that matches a published civil service specification. The rest are unclassified, exempt or agency-specific positions filled outside the competitive examination process, so the standard exam and eligible list route covers most but not all of the jobs here.

  • Records matched to a specification1,299
  • Records with no matching specification300
  • Distinct civil service titles on the roster100 or more

Where it sits among state agencies

By headcount this is the 12th largest of the 39 payroll lines in New Jersey state government, holding 2.1% of the state workforce.

The agencies immediately either side of it by headcount are worth comparing against, since size shapes both the title mix and the pay profile.