Berkeley School District
School District · Ocean County
354 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Berkeley School District, reporting a median pensionable salary of $66,465.
Berkeley School District, a school district in Ocean County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Ocean County, 28 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About school districts in New Jersey
A school district's civil service coverage here applies to its non-instructional staff, meaning the classified positions like clerical, maintenance, and support roles that fall under Title 11A. Teaching staff are governed separately, under New Jersey's tenure and certification laws rather than the civil service system.
See all 28 civil service jurisdictions in Ocean County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Berkeley School District
354 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Berkeley School District. That is a count of active memberships reported by the employer, not a payroll headcount: anyone not enrolled in one of these funds does not appear in this data at all, and no separate headcount for a New Jersey local employer is published anywhere we can check against.
| Fund | Name | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPAF | Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund | 249 | 70% |
| PERS | Public Employees' Retirement System | 105 | 30% |
7 of these members hold a second public job in New Jersey: their reported salary across all public employers exceeds what they are paid here. Shared and part-time appointments are common in local government, and the salary figures below count only the portion earned at Berkeley School District.
Pensionable salary at Berkeley School District
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Berkeley School District reports a pensionable salary above $66,465 and half below, across 354 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,910 |
| 25th percentile | $43,167 |
| Median | $66,465 |
| 75th percentile | $85,942 |
| 90th percentile | $97,434 |
The range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile because the extremes are not informative: the lowest reported figures belong to part-time and partial-year members, whose credited salary is a fraction of a full-time equivalent.
Among the 23 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 48th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $67,000. Against the 9 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 56th percentile.
These figures are pensionable salary reported to the NJ Division of Pensions and Benefits for the four most recent quarters, not total pay and not take-home pay. Snapshot of March 31, 2026. How we compile this.
How long people stay at Berkeley School District
The median enrolled member at Berkeley School District has 15.2 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 6.8 and 22.4 years. 35% have passed twenty years, which matters locally because retirement eligibility and the pension formula both turn on service credit.
| Credited service | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 62 | 18% |
| 5 to 10 years | 69 | 19% |
| 10 to 15 years | 44 | 12% |
| 15 to 20 years | 54 | 15% |
| 20 to 25 years | 70 | 20% |
| 25 years or more | 55 | 16% |
Membership tier records which pension rules a member was hired under, so the mix is a rough picture of how recently a workforce turned over. At Berkeley School District, 48% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 141 | 40% |
| Tier 2 | 23 | 6% |
| Tier 3 | 9 | 3% |
| Tier 4 | 12 | 3% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 169 | 48% |
Other public employers in Berkeley Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Berkeley Township. Each is its own employer for pension purposes, and only some are civil service jurisdictions — school boards, charter schools and parking authorities are ordinary public employers that were never part of Title 11A. Names link only where the body appears in this directory.
| Employer | Enrolled members |
|---|---|
| BERKELEY TWP BD OF ED (this page) | 354 |
| BERKELEY TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BL | 229 |
| BERKELEY TWP SEWERAGE AUTHORIT | 20 |
| BERKELEY_TOWNSHIP MUNI UTIL AU | 9 |
| BERKELEY TWP HOUSING AUTHORITY | 3 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Berkeley School District
A school district appears in this directory for its non-instructional workforce only. Teachers, principals and other certificated staff are governed by New Jersey's tenure and certification law rather than Title 11A, so none of this applies to them.
What civil service does cover is the support side: custodial and maintenance staff, bus drivers, security and traffic guards, clerical and account clerk titles, school nurses aides, and the mechanics who keep the fleet running. The split catches people out, because a district can be a civil service employer for its custodians while the teachers in the same building are hired under an entirely different set of rules.
New Jersey does not require an employer to hire whoever scored highest. When a list is certified, the appointing authority may choose among the top three interested candidates, which is why a rank of two or three on a list is still a serious position and why interviews still decide outcomes.
When there is no eligible list for a title, an employer can fill the job provisionally. Provisional service is real work at real pay, but it builds no permanent rights, and the employer is supposed to request an examination so the position can be filled permanently. Anyone appointed provisionally who wants to keep the job needs to take that examination when it comes.
Civil service employers in Berkeley Township
Berkeley School District serves Berkeley Township, a township in Ocean County, but it is in the listing as a school district on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Berkeley Township government is listed too: Berkeley Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
Civil service titles used by New Jersey school districts
Real classifications that New Jersey school districts draw on, each linked to its official specification: the definition of the work, the requirements, and any licence the title depends on. A sample of the system rather than a roster or a list of openings.
Civil service coverage across Ocean County
Ocean County holds 28 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 16 municipalities, 3 fire districts, 2 school districts, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of health, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, 1 public library, and 1 mosquito extermination commission.
16 of the county's 33 municipalities are among them.
Ocean County is a jurisdiction too, though a county's decision does not bind the towns, authorities, libraries or districts inside it.
Also in the directory: Beach Haven Borough, Beachwood Borough, Berkeley Township, Brick Fire District (1), Brick School District, Brick Township, Jackson Fire Districts (3), Jackson Municipal Utilities Authority. See all 28 in Ocean County.
Common questions about Berkeley School District
Is Berkeley School District a civil service employer?
Yes. Berkeley School District appears in the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's listing of local civil service system jurisdictions as of July 2024, which makes it an appointing authority under Title 11A. Permanent appointments to competitive titles there come from eligible lists the Commission certifies, rather than from purely local hiring.
Does civil service status at Berkeley School District cover the rest of Berkeley Township?
No. Berkeley Township has more than one employer in the listing, and each holds its own status, runs its own examinations and keeps its own eligible lists. Seniority and permanent status earned at one do not transfer automatically to another, even inside the same town.
How do you find out when an examination is announced?
Announcements are published by the Civil Service Commission on their own schedule, each with a filing window that closes on a fixed date. Local employers do not always advertise separately, so watching the announcements directly is more reliable than watching a municipal website. Filing late is not curable, which makes the calendar the single most important part of the process.
Are there jobs here that never go through an examination?
Yes. Unclassified positions, which typically include department heads and confidential staff, are filled at the discretion of the appointing authority. Noncompetitive and labor titles inside the classified service are also filled without a competitive examination, though they still sit under civil service rules for things like layoff rights.
How many Berkeley School District employees are in a State pension system?
354 active memberships are reported through Berkeley School District, split across 249 in TPAF and 105 in PERS. This counts pension enrolment rather than payroll, so employees who are not in one of these funds are not included.
What is the median pensionable salary at Berkeley School District?
$66,465, with the middle half of members between $43,167 and $85,942. These figures are pensionable salary reported to the NJ Division of Pensions and Benefits for the four most recent quarters, not total pay and not take-home pay. It excludes overtime and most supplemental pay, and it is before tax, before the member's own pension contribution and before health premiums.
How does pay at Berkeley School District compare with the rest of Ocean County?
Its median pensionable salary of $66,465 sits at the 48th percentile among the 23 civil service jurisdictions in Ocean County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $67,000. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Berkeley School District?
The median enrolled member has 15.2 years of credited service, and 35% have passed twenty years. Credited service drives both retirement eligibility and the pension formula, so a long-tenured workforce usually means fewer open competitive appointments in the near term.