Camden County
County Government · Camden County
1,526 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Camden County, reporting a median pensionable salary of $70,233.
Camden County, a county government in Camden County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Camden County, 30 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About county governments in New Jersey
New Jersey's 21 counties run services that cross municipal lines: courts, county roads, parks, corrections, and often social services. A county's civil service status covers its own direct employees; the municipalities inside it each make their own separate decision about whether to join the system.
See all 30 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Camden County
1,526 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Camden County. 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 | 1,055 | 69% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 471 | 31% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 471 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 Camden County actually appoints.
32 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 Camden County.
Pensionable salary at Camden County
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Camden County reports a pensionable salary above $70,233 and half below, across 1,526 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,780 |
| 25th percentile | $55,952 |
| Median | $70,233 |
| 75th percentile | $100,580 |
| 90th percentile | $118,359 |
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 22 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 59th percentile, above the county's midpoint of $68,886. Against the 20 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 80th 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 Camden County
The median enrolled member at Camden County has 9.8 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 3.2 and 17.6 years. 21% 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 | 499 | 33% |
| 5 to 10 years | 273 | 18% |
| 10 to 15 years | 289 | 19% |
| 15 to 20 years | 143 | 9% |
| 20 to 25 years | 177 | 12% |
| 25 years or more | 145 | 10% |
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 Camden County, 45% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 425 | 28% |
| Tier 2 | 32 | 2% |
| Tier 3 | 371 | 24% |
| Tier 4 | 8 | 1% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 690 | 45% |
Other public employers in Camden County
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Camden County. 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 |
|---|---|
| CAMDEN CO BD OF CHOSEN FRHLDRS (this page) | 1,526 |
| CAMDEN CITY BD OF ED | 1,219 |
| CAMDEN CITY | 462 |
| CAMDEN CO BD OF SOCIAL SRV | 446 |
| CAMDEN CO MUN UTIL AUTHORITY | 124 |
| CAMDEN CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | 61 |
| CAMDEN CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGNC | 6 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Camden County
A county government is among the largest employers in this directory, and its civil service status reaches across the county jail, the road and bridge crews, the parks system, the clerk and surrogate offices, and in most counties a share of health and human services staff.
Several county titles have no municipal equivalent at all. County correctional police officer is the clearest case: its own entry examination, its own academy requirement, and its own closed promotional ladder up through sergeant, lieutenant and captain. A county's status also stops at its own payroll, which is why a county can operate under Title 11A while most towns inside it do not.
Your title, not your assignment, defines what you are supposed to be doing. If the duties you actually perform drift outside the specification for the title you hold, that is a classification question rather than a management preference, and an employee can ask for the position to be reviewed and reclassified. It is one of the quieter protections in the system and one of the least used.
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.
Countywide civil service employers in Camden County
Camden County is the county government itself, so its civil service status covers county employees rather than anyone working for a town inside the county. Municipalities, libraries, authorities and districts each decide separately, and most of the county's towns are not in the listing at all.
Five other countywide bodies in Camden County are in the listing as well. They are separate employers with separate hiring, and a candidate list certified to one is not certified to another.
- Camden County Board of Social Services, board of social services
- Camden County Health Services, board of health
- Camden County Library, public library
- Camden County Mosquito Extermination, mosquito extermination commission
- Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, municipal utilities authority
Civil service titles used by New Jersey county governments
Real classifications that New Jersey county governments 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 Camden County
Camden County holds 30 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipalities, 4 public libraries, 3 fire districts, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of health, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, 1 housing authority, 1 mosquito extermination commission, and 1 redevelopment agency.
15 of the county's 36 municipalities are among them.
Also in the directory: Brooklawn Borough, Camden City, Camden City Redevelopment Agency, Camden County Board of Social Services, Camden County Health Services, Camden County Library, Camden County Mosquito Extermination, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority. See all 30 in Camden County.
Common questions about Camden County
Is Camden County a civil service employer?
Yes. Camden County 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.
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 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.
How many Camden County employees are in a State pension system?
1,526 active memberships are reported through Camden County, split across 1,055 in PERS and 471 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 Camden County?
$70,233, with the middle half of members between $55,952 and $100,580. 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 Camden County compare with the rest of Camden County?
Its median pensionable salary of $70,233 sits at the 59th percentile among the 22 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $68,886. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Camden County?
The median enrolled member has 9.8 years of credited service, and 21% 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.