Dennis Township
Municipality · Cape May County
13 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Dennis Township, reporting a median pensionable salary of $56,909.
Dennis Township, a municipality in Cape May County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Cape May County, 22 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.
See all 22 civil service jurisdictions in Cape May County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Dennis Township
13 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Dennis 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 | 13 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Dennis Township
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Dennis Township reports a pensionable salary above $56,909 and half below, across 13 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $10,812 |
| 25th percentile | $40,130 |
| Median | $56,909 |
| 75th percentile | $74,553 |
| 90th percentile | $97,932 |
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 16 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 44th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $60,305. Against the 194 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 9th 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 Dennis Township
The median enrolled member at Dennis Township has 12.7 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 4.1 and 23.3 years. 38% 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 | 5 | 38% |
| 5 to 10 years | 1 | 8% |
| 10 to 15 years | 1 | 8% |
| 15 to 20 years | 1 | 8% |
| 20 to 25 years | 3 | 23% |
| 25 years or more | 2 | 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 Dennis Township, 46% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 7 | 54% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 6 | 46% |
Other public employers in Dennis Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Dennis 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 |
|---|---|
| DENNIS TWP BD OF ED | 98 |
| DENNIS TOWNSHIP (this page) | 13 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Dennis 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.
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.
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.
Civil service employers in Dennis Township
Dennis Township appears in the Commission's listing in its own right, so the township government is the appointing authority for its own classified staff.
Nothing else in Dennis Township appears alongside it. No library board, fire district, utilities authority or housing authority here holds separate status, which means every local job in Dennis Township that falls under Title 11A is a job with the township government itself.
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 Cape May County
Cape May County holds 22 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 11 municipalities, 3 municipal departments, 2 housing authorities, 2 public libraries, 1 county government, 1 fire district, 1 school district, and 1 municipal utilities authority.
11 of the county's 16 municipalities are among them.
Cape May 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: Lower Township, Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority, Middle Township, Middle Township Fire Districts (4), Middle Township School District, North Wildwood City, Ocean City, Ocean City Housing Authority. See all 22 in Cape May County.
Common questions about Dennis Township
Is Dennis Township a civil service employer?
Yes. Dennis 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 the state salary schedule apply to local jobs?
No. The salary schedules in the Compensation Compendium cover state employees. A local employer sets its own pay through ordinance and its own collective bargaining, so two towns using the identical civil service title can pay very differently. The title specification is statewide; the money attached to it is local.
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 Dennis Township employees are in a State pension system?
13 active memberships are reported through Dennis Township, split across 13 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 Dennis Township?
$56,909, with the middle half of members between $40,130 and $74,553. 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 Dennis Township compare with the rest of Cape May County?
Its median pensionable salary of $56,909 sits at the 44th percentile among the 16 civil service jurisdictions in Cape May County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $60,305. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Dennis Township?
The median enrolled member has 12.7 years of credited service, and 38% 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.