Manasquan Borough
Municipality · Monmouth County
52 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Manasquan Borough, reporting a median pensionable salary of $81,231.
Manasquan Borough, a municipality in Monmouth County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Monmouth County, 25 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.
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See all 25 civil service jurisdictions in Monmouth County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Manasquan Borough
52 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Manasquan Borough. 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 | 34 | 65% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 18 | 35% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 18 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 Manasquan Borough actually appoints.
Pensionable salary at Manasquan Borough
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Manasquan Borough reports a pensionable salary above $81,231 and half below, across 52 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,055 |
| 25th percentile | $57,787 |
| Median | $81,231 |
| 75th percentile | $119,979 |
| 90th percentile | $150,789 |
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 21 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 71st percentile, above the county's midpoint of $73,546. Against the 194 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 72nd 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 Manasquan Borough
The median enrolled member at Manasquan Borough has 10.7 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 5.2 and 20.8 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 | 13 | 25% |
| 5 to 10 years | 12 | 23% |
| 10 to 15 years | 9 | 17% |
| 15 to 20 years | 4 | 8% |
| 20 to 25 years | 6 | 12% |
| 25 years or more | 8 | 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 Manasquan Borough, 37% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 16 | 31% |
| Tier 2 | 1 | 2% |
| Tier 3 | 15 | 29% |
| Tier 4 | 1 | 2% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 19 | 37% |
Other public employers in Manasquan Borough
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Manasquan Borough. 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 |
|---|---|
| MANASQUAN BOROUGH BD OF ED | 241 |
| MANASQUAN BOROUGH (this page) | 52 |
| MANASQUAN BORO FIRE DISTRICT 1 | 1 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Manasquan Borough
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.
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.
Civil service employers in Manasquan Borough
Manasquan Borough appears in the Commission's listing in its own right, so the borough government is the appointing authority for its own classified staff.
One other Manasquan Borough body is listed separately: Manasquan 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 borough, and permanent status earned at one does not carry to the other.
- Manasquan 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 Monmouth County
Monmouth County holds 25 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 16 municipalities, 4 fire districts, 2 housing authorities, 1 county government, 1 public library, and 1 municipal utilities authority.
16 of the county's 53 municipalities are among them.
Monmouth 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: Lake Como Borough, Long Branch, Manasquan Fire District (1), Marlboro Fire District (1), Marlboro Municipal Utilities Authority, Marlboro Township, Middletown Township, Middletown Township Library. See all 25 in Monmouth County.
Common questions about Manasquan Borough
Is Manasquan Borough a civil service employer?
Yes. Manasquan Borough 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 Manasquan Borough cover the rest of Manasquan Borough?
No. Manasquan Borough 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 the Civil Service Commission decide who gets hired?
No. The Commission runs the examination, ranks the candidates and certifies the list. The employer is the appointing authority: it decides whether to fill the position at all and which of the reachable candidates to appoint. That division is why a high score improves your odds without guaranteeing anything.
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 many Manasquan Borough employees are in a State pension system?
52 active memberships are reported through Manasquan Borough, split across 34 in PERS and 18 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 Manasquan Borough?
$81,231, with the middle half of members between $57,787 and $119,979. 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 Manasquan Borough compare with the rest of Monmouth County?
Its median pensionable salary of $81,231 sits at the 71st percentile among the 21 civil service jurisdictions in Monmouth County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $73,546. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Manasquan Borough?
The median enrolled member has 10.7 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.