Monmouth County
County Government · Monmouth County
2,061 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Monmouth County, reporting a median pensionable salary of $63,170.
Monmouth County, a county government 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 county governments in New Jersey
New Jersey's 21 counties run services that cross municipal lines: courts, county roads, parks, corrections, and often social services. A county's civil service status covers its own direct employees; the municipalities inside it each make their own separate decision about whether to join the system.
See all 25 civil service jurisdictions in Monmouth County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Monmouth County
2,061 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Monmouth County. 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 | 1,612 | 78% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 449 | 22% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 449 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 Monmouth County actually appoints.
12 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 Monmouth County.
Pensionable salary at Monmouth County
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Monmouth County reports a pensionable salary above $63,170 and half below, across 2,061 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,650 |
| 25th percentile | $49,264 |
| Median | $63,170 |
| 75th percentile | $85,820 |
| 90th percentile | $125,523 |
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 19th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $73,546. Against the 20 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 50th 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 Monmouth County
The median enrolled member at Monmouth County has 10 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 3.3 and 20 years. 25% 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 | 673 | 33% |
| 5 to 10 years | 352 | 17% |
| 10 to 15 years | 305 | 15% |
| 15 to 20 years | 207 | 10% |
| 20 to 25 years | 252 | 12% |
| 25 years or more | 272 | 13% |
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 Monmouth County, 51% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 644 | 31% |
| Tier 2 | 57 | 3% |
| Tier 3 | 287 | 14% |
| Tier 4 | 12 | 1% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 1,061 | 51% |
What civil service status means for jobs at Monmouth County
A county government is among the largest employers in this directory, and its civil service status reaches across the county jail, the road and bridge crews, the parks system, the clerk and surrogate offices, and in most counties a share of health and human services staff.
Several county titles have no municipal equivalent at all. County correctional police officer is the clearest case: its own entry examination, its own academy requirement, and its own closed promotional ladder up through sergeant, lieutenant and captain. A county's status also stops at its own payroll, which is why a county can operate under Title 11A while most towns inside it do not.
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.
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.
Countywide civil service employers in Monmouth County
Monmouth County is the county government itself, so its civil service status covers county employees rather than anyone working for a town inside the county. Municipalities, libraries, authorities and districts each decide separately, and most of the county's towns are not in the listing at all.
It is the only countywide body from Monmouth in the listing. Every other Monmouth County jurisdiction is a municipality or a body attached to one, each holding status on its own account.
Civil service titles used by New Jersey county governments
Real classifications that New Jersey county governments 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.
Also in the directory: Highlands Borough, Holmdel Township, Keansburg, Keyport Borough, Lake Como Borough, Long Branch, Manasquan Borough, Manasquan Fire District (1). See all 25 in Monmouth County.
Common questions about Monmouth County
Is Monmouth County a civil service employer?
Yes. Monmouth County 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.
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.
How many Monmouth County employees are in a State pension system?
2,061 active memberships are reported through Monmouth County, split across 1,612 in PERS and 449 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 Monmouth County?
$63,170, with the middle half of members between $49,264 and $85,820. 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 Monmouth County compare with the rest of Monmouth County?
Its median pensionable salary of $63,170 sits at the 19th 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 Monmouth County?
The median enrolled member has 10 years of credited service, and 25% 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.