Bridgeton Housing Authority
Housing Authority · Cumberland County
14 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Bridgeton Housing Authority, reporting a median pensionable salary of $46,195.
As a housing authority in Cumberland County, Bridgeton Housing Authority falls under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system, which governs competitive hiring, classification, and promotion for its employees.
It is one of 12 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Cumberland County.
About housing authorities in New Jersey
A housing authority manages public and subsidized housing for a municipality or county, and it operates with its own board, budget, and staff, independent of the town government. Like libraries, that independence means a housing authority can be a civil service jurisdiction even when its home municipality is not, or vice versa.
See all 12 civil service jurisdictions in Cumberland County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Bridgeton Housing Authority
14 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Bridgeton Housing Authority. 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 | 14 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Bridgeton Housing Authority
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Bridgeton Housing Authority reports a pensionable salary above $46,195 and half below, across 14 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,194 |
| 25th percentile | $31,956 |
| Median | $46,195 |
| 75th percentile | $53,338 |
| 90th percentile | $67,645 |
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 8 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 13th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $57,805. Against the 16 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 44th 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 Bridgeton Housing Authority
The median enrolled member at Bridgeton Housing Authority has 3.9 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 1.6 and 7.7 years. 14% 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 | 7 | 50% |
| 5 to 10 years | 5 | 36% |
| 20 to 25 years | 2 | 14% |
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 Bridgeton Housing Authority, 86% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 2 | 14% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 12 | 86% |
Other public employers in Bridgeton
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Bridgeton. 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 |
|---|---|
| BRIDGETON BD OF ED | 872 |
| BRIDGETON CITY | 195 |
| BRIDGETON CITY HOUSING AUTH (this page) | 14 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Bridgeton Housing Authority
A housing authority runs public and subsidized housing for its community with its own board of commissioners, its own budget, and staff who are not municipal employees. Its civil service status is decided on its own account, which is why an authority can appear in the Commission's listing when the town around it does not.
The staffing splits three ways. Management titles run the developments and the leasing operation. Housing assistance technicians handle eligibility, recertification and rent calculation for the voucher programs. Inspection titles cover unit condition and code compliance. Maintenance work is usually filled through the general trades and labor titles rather than housing-specific ones.
Not every position at a civil service employer is competitive. The classified service is divided into competitive, noncompetitive and labor titles, and above that sits the unclassified service, which covers department heads, confidential aides and similar positions filled without an examination. Which division a title sits in decides how you get it, so read the specification before assuming there is an exam.
Temporary and seasonal appointments sit outside the permanent track entirely. Summer recreation staff, short-term project help and coverage for an absent employee are filled without an examination and end when the need does. The work counts as experience when you later apply for a competitive title, but it confers no status of its own.
Civil service employers in Bridgeton
Bridgeton Housing Authority serves Bridgeton City, a city in Cumberland County, but it is in the listing as a housing authority on its own account rather than as part of the city government.
The Bridgeton government is listed too: Bridgeton. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
One further Bridgeton body is listed as well, which puts three separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Bridgeton Library, public library
Civil service titles used by New Jersey housing authorities
Real classifications that New Jersey housing authorities 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 Cumberland County
Cumberland County holds 12 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 4 municipalities, 3 public libraries, 3 school districts, 1 county government, and 1 housing authority.
4 of the county's 14 municipalities are among them.
Cumberland 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: Bridgeton Library, Cumberland County Library, Maurice River School District, Maurice River Township, Millville City, Millville School District, Vineland City, Vineland Library. See all 12 in Cumberland County.
Common questions about Bridgeton Housing Authority
Is Bridgeton Housing Authority a civil service employer?
Yes. Bridgeton Housing Authority 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 Bridgeton Housing Authority cover the rest of Bridgeton?
No. Bridgeton 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 long does it take to get hired through this process?
Longer than an ordinary job application, and the timing is not in the hands of the employer. An announcement has to close, the examination has to be held and scored, the eligible list has to be promulgated, and only then can the employer request a certification. Several months between filing and an appointment is normal rather than a sign that something has gone wrong.
Does the Civil Service Commission decide who gets hired?
No. The Commission runs the examination, ranks the candidates and certifies the list. The employer is the appointing authority: it decides whether to fill the position at all and which of the reachable candidates to appoint. That division is why a high score improves your odds without guaranteeing anything.
How many Bridgeton Housing Authority employees are in a State pension system?
14 active memberships are reported through Bridgeton Housing Authority, split across 14 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 Bridgeton Housing Authority?
$46,195, with the middle half of members between $31,956 and $53,338. 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 Bridgeton Housing Authority compare with the rest of Cumberland County?
Its median pensionable salary of $46,195 sits at the 13th percentile among the 8 civil service jurisdictions in Cumberland County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $57,805. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Bridgeton Housing Authority?
The median enrolled member has 3.9 years of credited service, and 14% 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.