Delran Township
Municipality · Burlington County
74 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Delran Township, reporting a median pensionable salary of $67,816.
Delran Township, a municipality in Burlington County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Burlington County, 35 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
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.
Delran Township Police Department — discipline and transparency records via PoliceTransparencyNJ
See all 35 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Delran Township
74 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Delran Township. 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 | 46 | 62% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 28 | 38% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 28 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 Delran Township actually appoints.
1 of these members holds 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 Delran Township.
Pensionable salary at Delran Township
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Delran Township reports a pensionable salary above $67,816 and half below, across 74 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,448 |
| 25th percentile | $52,396 |
| Median | $67,816 |
| 75th percentile | $93,172 |
| 90th percentile | $131,802 |
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 46th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $69,265. Against the 194 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 32nd 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 Delran Township
The median enrolled member at Delran Township has 8.2 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 3.1 and 20.9 years. 27% 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 | 25 | 34% |
| 5 to 10 years | 16 | 22% |
| 10 to 15 years | 11 | 15% |
| 15 to 20 years | 2 | 3% |
| 20 to 25 years | 9 | 12% |
| 25 years or more | 11 | 15% |
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 Delran Township, 45% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 20 | 27% |
| Tier 2 | 2 | 3% |
| Tier 3 | 19 | 26% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 33 | 45% |
Other public employers in Delran Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Delran Township. 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 |
|---|---|
| DELRAN TWP BD OF ED | 404 |
| DELRAN TOWNSHIP (this page) | 74 |
| DELRAN TWP FIRE DISTRICT 1 | 5 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Delran Township
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.
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.
Civil service employers in Delran Township
Delran Township appears in the Commission's listing in its own right, so the township government is the appointing authority for its own classified staff.
One other Delran Township body is listed separately: Delran Fire District (1), a fire district. It is a distinct employer with its own hiring, so a job there is not a job with the township, and permanent status earned at one does not carry to the other.
- Delran Fire District (1), fire district
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: Edgewater Park Township, Florence Fire District (1), Florence Township, Maple Shade, Moorestown Fire Districts (2), Moorestown Library, Moorestown Township, Mount Holly Fire District (1). See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Delran Township
Is Delran Township a civil service employer?
Yes. Delran Township 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 Delran Township cover the rest of Delran Township?
No. Delran Township 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 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.
Are there jobs here that never go through an examination?
Yes. Unclassified positions, which typically include department heads and confidential staff, are filled at the discretion of the appointing authority. Noncompetitive and labor titles inside the classified service are also filled without a competitive examination, though they still sit under civil service rules for things like layoff rights.
How many Delran Township employees are in a State pension system?
74 active memberships are reported through Delran Township, split across 46 in PERS and 28 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 Delran Township?
$67,816, with the middle half of members between $52,396 and $93,172. 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 Delran Township compare with the rest of Burlington County?
Its median pensionable salary of $67,816 sits at the 46th 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 Delran Township?
The median enrolled member has 8.2 years of credited service, and 27% 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.