Harrison Housing Authority
Housing Authority · Hudson County
13 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Harrison Housing Authority, reporting a median pensionable salary of $54,000.
Harrison Housing Authority, a housing authority in Hudson County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Hudson County, 40 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
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 40 civil service jurisdictions in Hudson County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Harrison Housing Authority
13 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Harrison 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 | 13 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Harrison Housing Authority
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Harrison Housing Authority reports a pensionable salary above $54,000 and half below, across 13 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,330 |
| 25th percentile | $42,450 |
| Median | $54,000 |
| 75th percentile | $82,378 |
| 90th percentile | $104,860 |
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 15 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 20th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $66,228. Against the 16 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 69th 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 Harrison Housing Authority
The median enrolled member at Harrison Housing Authority has 2 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 1.4 and 11.2 years. 8% 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 | 7 | 54% |
| 5 to 10 years | 2 | 15% |
| 10 to 15 years | 2 | 15% |
| 15 to 20 years | 1 | 8% |
| 25 years or more | 1 | 8% |
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 Harrison Housing Authority, 85% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 1 | 8% |
| Tier 3 | 1 | 8% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 11 | 85% |
Other public employers in Harrison
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Harrison. 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 |
|---|---|
| HARRISON TOWN BD OF ED(HUDSON) | 337 |
| HARRISON TOWN (HUDSON) | 188 |
| HARRISON TOWN HOUSING AUTHORIT (this page) | 13 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Harrison 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.
Passing an examination puts you on an eligible list, not into a job. Lists are promulgated for a fixed life, commonly three years, and the Commission certifies names from the live list whenever an employer reports a vacancy. If no list exists for a title when a vacancy opens, the employer has to ask for an examination to be held.
Promotional examinations are closed. They are open to employees already serving in the unit, scored on a combination of the examination and seniority, and they are how most supervisory positions in local government get filled. It is the main reason entry-level appointments matter so much: they are the door to the ladder above them.
Civil service employers in Harrison
Harrison Housing Authority serves Harrison Town, a town in Hudson County, but it is in the listing as a housing authority on its own account rather than as part of the town government.
The Harrison government is listed too: Harrison. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
One further Harrison body is listed as well, which puts three separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Harrison Library, public library
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 Hudson County
Hudson County holds 40 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipal departments, 9 municipalities, 8 public libraries, 2 housing authorities, 2 school districts, 1 county government, 1 fire district, 1 redevelopment agency, and 1 municipal utilities authority.
9 of the county's 12 municipalities are among them.
Hudson 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: Union City Public Works, Union City Revenue and Finance, Weehawken Library, Weehawken School District, Weehawken Township, West New York, West New York Library, West New York Parks and Public Property. See all 40 in Hudson County.
Common questions about Harrison Housing Authority
Is Harrison Housing Authority a civil service employer?
Yes. Harrison 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 Harrison Housing Authority cover the rest of Harrison?
No. Harrison 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 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.
Do veterans get a preference on these lists?
Yes, and in New Jersey it is unusually strong. On an open competitive list, disabled veterans who pass are ranked ahead of all other candidates, and other veterans who pass are ranked ahead of non-veterans, regardless of score. Preference has to be claimed and verified in advance, and it does not carry over to promotional examinations.
How many Harrison Housing Authority employees are in a State pension system?
13 active memberships are reported through Harrison Housing Authority, 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 Harrison Housing Authority?
$54,000, with the middle half of members between $42,450 and $82,378. 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 Harrison Housing Authority compare with the rest of Hudson County?
Its median pensionable salary of $54,000 sits at the 20th percentile among the 15 civil service jurisdictions in Hudson County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $66,228. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Harrison Housing Authority?
The median enrolled member has 2 years of credited service, and 8% 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.