Hillside Library
Public Library · Union County
7 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Hillside Library, reporting a median pensionable salary of $57,675.
Hillside Library, a public library in Union County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Union County, 23 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About public libraries in New Jersey
Many New Jersey public libraries are set up as legally separate entities from the municipality that funds them, with their own board and their own personnel decisions. That separation is why a town and its library can end up with different civil service status even though most residents think of them as the same organization.
See all 23 civil service jurisdictions in Union County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Hillside Library
7 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Hillside Library. 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 | 7 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Hillside Library
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Hillside Library reports a pensionable salary above $57,675 and half below, across 7 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $16,764 |
| 25th percentile | $25,152 |
| Median | $57,675 |
| 75th percentile | $70,875 |
| 90th percentile | $92,334 |
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 18 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 39th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $72,942. Against the 9 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 67th 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 Hillside Library
The median enrolled member at Hillside Library has 19.3 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 9.9 and 26.5 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 | 2 | 29% |
| 15 to 20 years | 3 | 43% |
| 25 years or more | 2 | 29% |
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 Hillside Library, 29% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 4 | 57% |
| Tier 2 | 1 | 14% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 2 | 29% |
Other public employers in Hillside Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Hillside 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 |
|---|---|
| HILLSIDE BOARD OF EDUCATION | 453 |
| HILLSIDE TOWNSHIP | 159 |
| HILLSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY (this page) | 7 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Hillside Library
A New Jersey public library is usually a legally separate employer from the town that funds it, run by its own board of trustees, with its own director and its own hiring. That separation is why a library and its municipality can end up on opposite sides of the civil service line even though residents think of them as one government.
The library ladder is defined statewide. Librarian 1 through Librarian 4 are the professional titles, and they carry a real credential floor: a master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school plus a New Jersey Professional Librarian Certificate. Below that line sit the library assistant, library associate and library page titles, where education and experience take the place of the MLS.
Permanent employees carry layoff rights. In a layoff, rights are determined by permanent status and seniority within the affected unit, displacement into another title can be available, and laid-off employees go onto a special reemployment list that takes priority when the title is filled again. None of that applies to provisional or temporary service.
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.
Civil service employers in Hillside Township
Hillside Library serves Hillside Township, a township in Union County, but it is in the listing as a public library on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Hillside Township government is listed too: Hillside Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
Civil service titles used by New Jersey public libraries
Real classifications that New Jersey public libraries 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 Union County
Union County holds 23 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 9 public libraries, 9 municipalities, 2 boards of health, 2 housing authorities, and 1 county government.
9 of the county's 21 municipalities are among them.
Union 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 Township Board of Health, Union Township Library, Clark Library, Clark Township, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Housing Authority, Elizabeth Library, Hillside Township. See all 23 in Union County.
Common questions about Hillside Library
Is Hillside Library a civil service employer?
Yes. Hillside Library 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 Hillside Library cover the rest of Hillside Township?
No. Hillside 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.
Does permanent status transfer to another civil service employer?
Not automatically. Permanent status belongs to a title at a particular appointing authority, so moving to another jurisdiction usually means a new appointment and a new working test period. Intergovernmental transfers between civil service employers are possible in the same or a comparable title, but they need agreement on both sides rather than being a right you can exercise.
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.
How many Hillside Library employees are in a State pension system?
7 active memberships are reported through Hillside Library, split across 7 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 Hillside Library?
$57,675, with the middle half of members between $25,152 and $70,875. 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 Hillside Library compare with the rest of Union County?
Its median pensionable salary of $57,675 sits at the 39th percentile among the 18 civil service jurisdictions in Union County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $72,942. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Hillside Library?
The median enrolled member has 19.3 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.