Burlington City
Municipality · Burlington County
82 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Burlington City, reporting a median pensionable salary of $74,491.
As a municipality in Burlington County, Burlington City falls under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system, which governs competitive hiring, classification, and promotion for its employees.
It is one of 35 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County.
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 Burlington City
82 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Burlington City. 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 | 52 | 63% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 30 | 37% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 30 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 Burlington City actually appoints.
Pensionable salary at Burlington City
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Burlington City reports a pensionable salary above $74,491 and half below, across 82 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,666 |
| 25th percentile | $57,871 |
| Median | $74,491 |
| 75th percentile | $109,523 |
| 90th percentile | $123,985 |
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 65th percentile, above the county's midpoint of $69,265. Against the 194 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 53rd 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 Burlington City
The median enrolled member at Burlington City has 11.1 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 4.4 and 20.8 years. 29% 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 | 22 | 27% |
| 5 to 10 years | 18 | 22% |
| 10 to 15 years | 8 | 10% |
| 15 to 20 years | 10 | 12% |
| 20 to 25 years | 20 | 24% |
| 25 years or more | 4 | 5% |
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 Burlington City, 34% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 29 | 35% |
| Tier 2 | 3 | 4% |
| Tier 3 | 21 | 26% |
| Tier 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 28 | 34% |
Other public employers in Burlington
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Burlington. 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 |
|---|---|
| BURLINGTON CITY BD OF ED | 300 |
| BURLINGTON CITY (this page) | 82 |
| BURLINGTON CITY HOUSING AUTH | 2 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Burlington City
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.
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.
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.
Civil service employers in Burlington
Burlington City appears in the Commission's listing in its own right, so the city government is the appointing authority for its own classified staff.
One other Burlington body is listed separately: Burlington City Housing Authority, a housing authority. It is a distinct employer with its own hiring, so a job there is not a job with the city, and permanent status earned at one does not carry to the other.
- Burlington City Housing Authority, housing authority
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: Delran Township, Edgewater Park Fire District (1), Edgewater Park Township, Florence Fire District (1), Florence Township, Maple Shade, Moorestown Fire Districts (2), Moorestown Library. See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Burlington City
Is Burlington City a civil service employer?
Yes. Burlington City 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 Burlington City cover the rest of Burlington?
No. Burlington 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.
Can you challenge an examination result?
Yes. Eligibility determinations, examination scoring and list placement can be appealed to the Civil Service Commission, and there are filing deadlines measured from the date of the notice rather than from when you happen to see it. The appeal route is the reason the notices matter: missing the window generally forecloses the argument.
How many Burlington City employees are in a State pension system?
82 active memberships are reported through Burlington City, split across 52 in PERS and 30 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 Burlington City?
$74,491, with the middle half of members between $57,871 and $109,523. 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 Burlington City compare with the rest of Burlington County?
Its median pensionable salary of $74,491 sits at the 65th 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 Burlington City?
The median enrolled member has 11.1 years of credited service, and 29% 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.