Middle Township School District
School District · Cape May County
348 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Middle Township School District, reporting a median pensionable salary of $66,729.
Middle Township School District, a school district 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 school districts in New Jersey
A school district's civil service coverage here applies to its non-instructional staff, meaning the classified positions like clerical, maintenance, and support roles that fall under Title 11A. Teaching staff are governed separately, under New Jersey's tenure and certification laws rather than the civil service system.
See all 22 civil service jurisdictions in Cape May County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Middle Township School District
348 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Middle Township School District. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPAF | Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund | 259 | 74% |
| PERS | Public Employees' Retirement System | 89 | 26% |
7 of these members hold 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 Middle Township School District.
Pensionable salary at Middle Township School District
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Middle Township School District reports a pensionable salary above $66,729 and half below, across 348 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,598 |
| 25th percentile | $47,716 |
| Median | $66,729 |
| 75th percentile | $85,170 |
| 90th percentile | $93,520 |
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 81st percentile, above the county's midpoint of $60,305. 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 Middle Township School District
The median enrolled member at Middle Township School District has 11 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 4.8 and 21.8 years. 31% 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 | 94 | 27% |
| 5 to 10 years | 71 | 20% |
| 10 to 15 years | 38 | 11% |
| 15 to 20 years | 38 | 11% |
| 20 to 25 years | 54 | 16% |
| 25 years or more | 53 | 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 Middle Township School District, 59% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 113 | 32% |
| Tier 2 | 22 | 6% |
| Tier 3 | 5 | 1% |
| Tier 4 | 4 | 1% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 204 | 59% |
Other public employers in Middle Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Middle 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 |
|---|---|
| MIDDLE TOWNSHIP BD OF ED (this page) | 348 |
| MIDDLE TOWNSHIP | 112 |
| MIDDLE TOWNSHIP FIRE DIST 1 | 3 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Middle Township School District
A school district appears in this directory for its non-instructional workforce only. Teachers, principals and other certificated staff are governed by New Jersey's tenure and certification law rather than Title 11A, so none of this applies to them.
What civil service does cover is the support side: custodial and maintenance staff, bus drivers, security and traffic guards, clerical and account clerk titles, school nurses aides, and the mechanics who keep the fleet running. The split catches people out, because a district can be a civil service employer for its custodians while the teachers in the same building are hired under an entirely different set of rules.
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.
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.
Civil service employers in Middle Township
Middle Township School District serves Middle Township, a township in Cape May County, but it is in the listing as a school district on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Middle Township government is listed too: Middle Township. 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 Middle Township body is listed as well, which puts three separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Middle Township Fire Districts (4), fire district
Civil service titles used by New Jersey school districts
Real classifications that New Jersey school districts 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: Wildwood City Housing Authority, Wildwood City Public Safety and Public Affairs, Wildwood City Public Works and Public Property, Wildwood City Revenue and Finance, Wildwood Crest Borough, Woodbine Borough, Cape May City, Cape May County Library. See all 22 in Cape May County.
Common questions about Middle Township School District
Is Middle Township School District a civil service employer?
Yes. Middle Township School District 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 Middle Township School District cover the rest of Middle Township?
No. Middle 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 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.
Is the job specification the same everywhere?
Yes, and that is the point of the classification system. A title has one specification statewide, covering the definition of the work, the education and experience requirements, and any licence the title depends on. That is what makes experience gained at one civil service employer legible to another, even in a different county.
How many Middle Township School District employees are in a State pension system?
348 active memberships are reported through Middle Township School District, split across 259 in TPAF and 89 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 Middle Township School District?
$66,729, with the middle half of members between $47,716 and $85,170. 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 Middle Township School District compare with the rest of Cape May County?
Its median pensionable salary of $66,729 sits at the 81st 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 Middle Township School District?
The median enrolled member has 11 years of credited service, and 31% 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.