Burlington City Housing Authority
Housing Authority · Burlington County
2 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Burlington City Housing Authority, reporting a median pensionable salary of $92,783.
As a housing authority in Burlington County, Burlington City 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 35 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Burlington 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 35 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Burlington City Housing Authority
2 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Burlington City 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 | 2 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Burlington City Housing Authority
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Burlington City Housing Authority reports a pensionable salary above $92,783 and half below, across 2 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $67,517 |
| 25th percentile | $76,992 |
| Median | $92,783 |
| 75th percentile | $108,575 |
| 90th percentile | $118,049 |
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 100th percentile, above the county's midpoint of $69,265. Against the 16 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 100th 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 Housing Authority
The median enrolled member at Burlington City Housing Authority has 15.8 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 9.6 and 22 years. 50% 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 | 1 | 50% |
| 25 years or more | 1 | 50% |
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 Housing Authority, 50% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 1 | 50% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 1 | 50% |
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 | 82 |
| BURLINGTON CITY HOUSING AUTH (this page) | 2 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Burlington City 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.
A permanent appointment starts with a working test period. You hold the title, you draw the salary, and you can still be released for unsatisfactory performance without the full removal process. Permanent status, and the job protection that comes with it, begins only once that period is completed satisfactorily.
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 Burlington
Burlington City Housing Authority serves Burlington City, a city in Burlington County, but it is in the listing as a housing authority on its own account rather than as part of the city government.
The Burlington government is listed too: Burlington City. 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 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 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: Edgewater Park Fire District (1), Edgewater Park Township, Florence Fire District (1), Florence Township, Maple Shade, Moorestown Fire Districts (2), Moorestown Library, Moorestown Township. See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Burlington City Housing Authority
Is Burlington City Housing Authority a civil service employer?
Yes. Burlington City 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 Burlington City Housing Authority 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.
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 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 Burlington City Housing Authority employees are in a State pension system?
2 active memberships are reported through Burlington City Housing Authority, split across 2 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 Burlington City Housing Authority?
$92,783, with the middle half of members between $76,992 and $108,575. 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 Housing Authority compare with the rest of Burlington County?
Its median pensionable salary of $92,783 sits at the 100th 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 Housing Authority?
The median enrolled member has 15.8 years of credited service, and 50% 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.