Camden County Board of Social Services
Board of Social Services · Camden County
446 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Camden County Board of Social Services, reporting a median pensionable salary of $78,418.
As a board of social services in Camden County, Camden County Board of Social Services falls under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system, which governs competitive hiring, classification, and promotion for its employees.
It is one of 30 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Camden County.
About boards of social services in New Jersey
A county board of social services administers welfare and public assistance programs, including the local side of state and federal aid programs. It's typically organized as a distinct agency within county government, with its own civil service status separate from the county's other departments.
See all 30 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Camden County Board of Social Services
446 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Camden County Board of Social Services. 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 | 446 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Camden County Board of Social Services
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Camden County Board of Social Services reports a pensionable salary above $78,418 and half below, across 446 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,571 |
| 25th percentile | $62,726 |
| Median | $78,418 |
| 75th percentile | $97,758 |
| 90th percentile | $107,633 |
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 86th percentile, above the county's midpoint of $68,886. Against the 5 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 Board of Social Services
The median enrolled member at Camden County Board of Social Services has 16.3 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 8.1 and 21.9 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 | 85 | 19% |
| 5 to 10 years | 48 | 11% |
| 10 to 15 years | 65 | 15% |
| 15 to 20 years | 118 | 26% |
| 20 to 25 years | 72 | 16% |
| 25 years or more | 58 | 13% |
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 Board of Social Services, 43% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 173 | 39% |
| Tier 2 | 28 | 6% |
| Tier 3 | 32 | 7% |
| Tier 4 | 21 | 5% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 192 | 43% |
Other public employers in Camden County Board of Social Services
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Camden County Board of Social Services. 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 | 1,526 |
| CAMDEN CITY BD OF ED | 1,219 |
| CAMDEN CITY | 462 |
| CAMDEN CO BD OF SOCIAL SRV (this page) | 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 Board of Social Services
A county board of social services, still called the county welfare agency in many of the title names, administers the local side of state and federal assistance programs. It is organised as its own agency with its own director and its own hiring, which is why it is listed separately from the county government.
The staffing pattern is distinctive. Income maintenance titles do eligibility determination and case processing. Family service and social service titles carry the casework. A separate investigative series handles fraud and recovery, running from investigator up through senior and chief investigator. Entry titles here are built around a general education requirement rather than a professional licence, which makes them one of the more open doors into county employment.
Admission to an examination is decided on paper before anyone sits down to take it. The requirements printed in the specification are checked against what you wrote on the application, so experience you did not describe is experience that does not count. Vague employment history is the most common reason a qualified applicant never reaches the list.
When there is no eligible list for a title, an employer can fill the job provisionally. Provisional service is real work at real pay, but it builds no permanent rights, and the employer is supposed to request an examination so the position can be filled permanently. Anyone appointed provisionally who wants to keep the job needs to take that examination when it comes.
Countywide civil service employers in Camden County
Camden County Board of Social Services operates countywide rather than inside one municipality, so it is not tied to a single town's civil service status the way a municipal library or a fire district is.
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, county government
- 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 boards of social services
Real classifications that New Jersey boards of social services 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.
- Income Maintenance Technician
- Income Maintenance Worker
- Administrative Supervisor of Income Maintenance
- Family Service Worker
- Social Service Technician
- Social Service Aide
- Investigator, County Welfare Agency
- Senior Investigator, County Welfare Agency
- Field Office Supervisor, County Welfare Agency
- Medical Social Service Assistant, County Welfare Agency
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.
Camden 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: Camden County Health Services, Camden County Library, Camden County Mosquito Extermination, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, Clementon Borough, Gloucester City, Gloucester City Library, Gloucester Township. See all 30 in Camden County.
Common questions about Camden County Board of Social Services
Is Camden County Board of Social Services a civil service employer?
Yes. Camden County Board of Social Services 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.
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.
Is there always a written test?
No. New Jersey runs both assembled examinations, where candidates are scheduled to sit a test, and unassembled ones, where a reviewer scores your education and experience against the requirements in the specification and there is no test day at all. The announcement says which kind it is. For an unassembled examination the application itself is the examination, so how fully you describe your experience is the score.
How many Camden County Board of Social Services employees are in a State pension system?
446 active memberships are reported through Camden County Board of Social Services, split across 446 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 Camden County Board of Social Services?
$78,418, with the middle half of members between $62,726 and $97,758. 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 Board of Social Services compare with the rest of Camden County?
Its median pensionable salary of $78,418 sits at the 86th 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 Board of Social Services?
The median enrolled member has 16.3 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.