Bordentown Township
Municipality · Burlington County
59 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Bordentown Township, reporting a median pensionable salary of $74,991.
Bordentown Township, a municipality in Burlington County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Burlington County, 35 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About municipalities in New Jersey
New Jersey has 564 municipalities, and each one decides for itself whether to operate under Title 11A. A municipality that adopts civil service hires and promotes employees through competitive exams administered by the state; one that hasn't sets its own local hiring rules instead.
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See all 35 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Bordentown Township
59 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Bordentown Township. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERS | Public Employees' Retirement System | 34 | 58% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 25 | 42% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 25 police officers. PFRS enrolment is the only occupational detail this dataset carries; it lists no job titles, so nothing here says which civil service titles Bordentown Township actually appoints.
2 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 Bordentown Township.
Pensionable salary at Bordentown Township
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Bordentown Township reports a pensionable salary above $74,991 and half below, across 59 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,830 |
| 25th percentile | $55,828 |
| Median | $74,991 |
| 75th percentile | $103,563 |
| 90th percentile | $134,621 |
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 26 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 73rd percentile, above the county's midpoint of $69,265. Against the 194 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 55th 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 Bordentown Township
The median enrolled member at Bordentown Township has 8.3 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 3.8 and 18.8 years. 20% 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 | 19 | 32% |
| 5 to 10 years | 14 | 24% |
| 10 to 15 years | 8 | 14% |
| 15 to 20 years | 6 | 10% |
| 20 to 25 years | 8 | 14% |
| 25 years or more | 4 | 7% |
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 Bordentown Township, 39% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 15 | 25% |
| Tier 2 | 1 | 2% |
| Tier 3 | 19 | 32% |
| Tier 4 | 1 | 2% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 23 | 39% |
Other public employers in Bordentown Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Bordentown 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 |
|---|---|
| BORDENTOWN TWP (this page) | 59 |
| BORDENTOWN TWP FIRE DISTRICT 2 | 12 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Bordentown Township
In a municipality that operates under Title 11A, the mayor, administrator or governing body still decides which positions exist and who gets appointed to them. What changes is the route in. Most permanent positions have to be filled from a list of candidates who took and passed an open competitive examination.
That flips the usual job hunt around. For a competitive title you announce yourself by filing for the exam when it is posted, not by dropping a resume at the municipal building. Municipal employers also run the widest mix of titles in this directory: police and fire, public works and sanitation, code enforcement and construction inspection, tax collection, clerical support, recreation, and dispatch.
Passing an examination puts you on an eligible list, not into a job. Lists are promulgated for a fixed life, commonly three years, and the Commission certifies names from the live list whenever an employer reports a vacancy. If no list exists for a title when a vacancy opens, the employer has to ask for an examination to be held.
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.
Civil service employers in Bordentown Township
Bordentown Township appears in the Commission's listing in its own right, so the township government is the appointing authority for its own classified staff.
One other Bordentown Township body is listed separately: Bordentown Township Fire Districts (2), a fire district. It is a distinct employer with its own hiring, so a job there is not a job with the township, and permanent status earned at one does not carry to the other.
- Bordentown Township Fire Districts (2), fire district
Civil service titles used by New Jersey municipalities
Real classifications that New Jersey municipalities 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 Burlington County
Burlington County holds 35 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 17 municipalities, 9 fire districts, 4 public libraries, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, and 1 housing authority.
17 of the county's 40 municipalities are among them.
Burlington 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: Bordentown Township Fire Districts (2), Burlington City, Burlington City Housing Authority, Burlington County Board of Social Services, Burlington County Library, Burlington Township, Burlington Township Fire District (1), Cinnaminson Fire District (1). See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Bordentown Township
Is Bordentown Township a civil service employer?
Yes. Bordentown Township 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 Bordentown Township cover the rest of Bordentown Township?
No. Bordentown 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.
Does permanent status transfer to another civil service employer?
Not automatically. Permanent status belongs to a title at a particular appointing authority, so moving to another jurisdiction usually means a new appointment and a new working test period. Intergovernmental transfers between civil service employers are possible in the same or a comparable title, but they need agreement on both sides rather than being a right you can exercise.
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.
How many Bordentown Township employees are in a State pension system?
59 active memberships are reported through Bordentown Township, split across 34 in PERS and 25 in PFRS. 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 Bordentown Township?
$74,991, with the middle half of members between $55,828 and $103,563. 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 Bordentown Township compare with the rest of Burlington County?
Its median pensionable salary of $74,991 sits at the 73rd percentile among the 26 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $69,265. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Bordentown Township?
The median enrolled member has 8.3 years of credited service, and 20% 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.