Mount Laurel Fire District (1)
Fire District · Burlington County
65 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Mount Laurel Fire District (1), reporting a median pensionable salary of $86,672.
Mount Laurel Fire District (1), a fire district in Burlington County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Burlington County, 35 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About fire districts in New Jersey
A fire district is a special governmental unit, distinct from the municipality, created to fund and operate fire protection for a specific area. Some New Jersey towns have one fire district covering the whole municipality; others split into several districts, each with its own budget, commissioners, and personnel authority.
See all 35 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Mount Laurel Fire District (1)
65 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Mount Laurel Fire District (1). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 57 | 88% |
| PERS | Public Employees' Retirement System | 8 | 12% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 57 firefighters. PFRS enrolment is the only occupational detail this dataset carries; it lists no job titles, so nothing here says which civil service titles Mount Laurel Fire District (1) actually appoints.
Pensionable salary at Mount Laurel Fire District (1)
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Mount Laurel Fire District (1) reports a pensionable salary above $86,672 and half below, across 65 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $55,712 |
| 25th percentile | $65,998 |
| Median | $86,672 |
| 75th percentile | $123,351 |
| 90th percentile | $133,783 |
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 26 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 88th percentile, above the county's midpoint of $69,265. Against the 14 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 71st 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 Mount Laurel Fire District (1)
The median enrolled member at Mount Laurel Fire District (1) has 8.7 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 6.1 and 20.8 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 | 15 | 23% |
| 5 to 10 years | 22 | 34% |
| 10 to 15 years | 7 | 11% |
| 15 to 20 years | 2 | 3% |
| 20 to 25 years | 15 | 23% |
| 25 years or more | 4 | 6% |
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 Mount Laurel Fire District (1), 9% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 18 | 28% |
| Tier 2 | 2 | 3% |
| Tier 3 | 39 | 60% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 6 | 9% |
Other public employers in Mount Laurel Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Mount Laurel 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 |
|---|---|
| MOUNT LAUREL TWP BD OF ED | 765 |
| MOUNT LAUREL TOWNSHIP | 206 |
| MOUNT LAUREL TWP MUN UTIL AUTH | 70 |
| MOUNT LAUREL FIRE DISTRICT 1 (this page) | 65 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Mount Laurel Fire District (1)
A fire district is a separate taxing and governing unit from the municipality, with its own board of fire commissioners and its own budget. Some New Jersey towns are covered by a single district; others are divided into several numbered districts, each hiring on its own account. That is why a district rather than a town appears in the Commission's listing.
Firefighter hiring runs through a statewide entry-level process rather than a local application, with physical performance testing and medical screening alongside the written component. Above the entry title the ladder is closed and promotional: lieutenant, captain, deputy chief and chief are filled by examination from among people already serving. Fire prevention and fire official titles run on a separate track tied to state certification.
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.
When there is no eligible list for a title, an employer can fill the job provisionally. Provisional service is real work at real pay, but it builds no permanent rights, and the employer is supposed to request an examination so the position can be filled permanently. Anyone appointed provisionally who wants to keep the job needs to take that examination when it comes.
Civil service employers in Mount Laurel Township
Mount Laurel Fire District (1) serves Mount Laurel Township, a township in Burlington County, but it is in the listing as a fire district on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Mount Laurel Township government is listed too: Mount Laurel Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
Two further Mount Laurel Township bodies are listed as well, which puts four separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Mount Laurel Library, public library
- Mount Laurel Municipal Utilities Authority, municipal utilities authority
Civil service titles used by New Jersey fire districts
Real classifications that New Jersey fire 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 Burlington County
Burlington County holds 35 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 17 municipalities, 9 fire districts, 4 public libraries, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, and 1 housing authority.
17 of the county's 40 municipalities are among them.
Burlington 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: Burlington Township Fire District (1), Cinnaminson Fire District (1), Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Fire District (1), Delran Township, Edgewater Park Fire District (1), Edgewater Park Township. See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Mount Laurel Fire District (1)
Is Mount Laurel Fire District (1) a civil service employer?
Yes. Mount Laurel Fire District (1) 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 Mount Laurel Fire District (1) cover the rest of Mount Laurel Township?
No. Mount Laurel 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.
Is there always a written test?
No. New Jersey runs both assembled examinations, where candidates are scheduled to sit a test, and unassembled ones, where a reviewer scores your education and experience against the requirements in the specification and there is no test day at all. The announcement says which kind it is. For an unassembled examination the application itself is the examination, so how fully you describe your experience is the score.
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 Mount Laurel Fire District (1) employees are in a State pension system?
65 active memberships are reported through Mount Laurel Fire District (1), split across 57 in PFRS and 8 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 Mount Laurel Fire District (1)?
$86,672, with the middle half of members between $65,998 and $123,351. 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 Mount Laurel Fire District (1) compare with the rest of Burlington County?
Its median pensionable salary of $86,672 sits at the 88th percentile among the 26 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $69,265. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Mount Laurel Fire District (1)?
The median enrolled member has 8.7 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.