Data Sources

1. NJ Civil Service Commission

Job specifications are sourced from the official NJ Civil Service Commission Title List. Each specification includes the official job title, 5-digit code, definition, examples of work, education and experience requirements, knowledge and abilities, and licensing requirements. Data is collected monthly via automated web scraping.

2. NJ YourMoney Agency Payroll

State agency payroll data comes from NJ YourMoney, updated quarterly by the NJ Office of Management and Budget. This dataset covers employees paid through the central state payroll system.

3. NJ Authority Payroll

Independent authority payroll data (NJ Transit, Turnpike, EDA, etc.) is sourced from the YourMoney Authority Payroll dataset, representing annual snapshots as of December 31 of each year.

4. FY2026 Compensation Compendium

Salary schedule data is extracted from the annual NJ Compensation Compendium published by the Civil Service Commission, covering ERG salary ranges and step progressions.

Read our data transparency policy for methodology details.