Passaic County Board of Social Services
Board of Social Services · Passaic County
411 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Passaic County Board of Social Services, reporting a median pensionable salary of $82,830.
As a board of social services in Passaic County, Passaic County Board of Social Services falls under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system, which governs competitive hiring, classification, and promotion for its employees.
It is one of 20 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Passaic County.
About boards of social services in New Jersey
A county board of social services administers welfare and public assistance programs, including the local side of state and federal aid programs. It's typically organized as a distinct agency within county government, with its own civil service status separate from the county's other departments.
See all 20 civil service jurisdictions in Passaic County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Passaic County Board of Social Services
411 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Passaic County Board of Social Services. 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 | 411 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Passaic County Board of Social Services
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Passaic County Board of Social Services reports a pensionable salary above $82,830 and half below, across 411 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $49,192 |
| 25th percentile | $55,891 |
| Median | $82,830 |
| 75th percentile | $113,899 |
| 90th percentile | $135,580 |
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 11 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 91st percentile, above the county's midpoint of $74,681. Against the 5 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 100th 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 Passaic County Board of Social Services
The median enrolled member at Passaic County Board of Social Services has 10.3 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 3.7 and 22.3 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 | 138 | 34% |
| 5 to 10 years | 56 | 14% |
| 10 to 15 years | 77 | 19% |
| 15 to 20 years | 14 | 3% |
| 20 to 25 years | 49 | 12% |
| 25 years or more | 77 | 19% |
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 Passaic County Board of Social Services, 66% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 130 | 32% |
| Tier 2 | 5 | 1% |
| Tier 3 | 3 | 1% |
| Tier 4 | 2 | 0% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 271 | 66% |
Other public employers in Passaic County Board of Social Services
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Passaic County Board of Social Services. 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 |
|---|---|
| PASSAIC BOARD OF EDUCATION | 1,838 |
| PASSAIC COUNTY | 1,430 |
| PASSAIC CITY | 476 |
| PASSAIC CO BD OF SOCIAL SERVIC (this page) | 411 |
| PASSAIC CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY | 31 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Passaic County Board of Social Services
A county board of social services, still called the county welfare agency in many of the title names, administers the local side of state and federal assistance programs. It is organised as its own agency with its own director and its own hiring, which is why it is listed separately from the county government.
The staffing pattern is distinctive. Income maintenance titles do eligibility determination and case processing. Family service and social service titles carry the casework. A separate investigative series handles fraud and recovery, running from investigator up through senior and chief investigator. Entry titles here are built around a general education requirement rather than a professional licence, which makes them one of the more open doors into county employment.
Temporary and seasonal appointments sit outside the permanent track entirely. Summer recreation staff, short-term project help and coverage for an absent employee are filled without an examination and end when the need does. The work counts as experience when you later apply for a competitive title, but it confers no status of its own.
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.
Countywide civil service employers in Passaic County
Passaic County Board of Social Services operates countywide rather than inside one municipality, so it is not tied to a single town's civil service status the way a municipal library or a fire district is.
One other countywide body in Passaic County is in the listing as well. They are separate employers with separate hiring, and a candidate list certified to one is not certified to another.
- Passaic County, county government
Civil service titles used by New Jersey boards of social services
Real classifications that New Jersey boards of social services 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.
- Income Maintenance Technician
- Income Maintenance Worker
- Administrative Supervisor of Income Maintenance
- Family Service Worker
- Social Service Technician
- Social Service Aide
- Investigator, County Welfare Agency
- Senior Investigator, County Welfare Agency
- Field Office Supervisor, County Welfare Agency
- Medical Social Service Assistant, County Welfare Agency
Civil service coverage across Passaic County
Passaic County holds 20 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 8 municipalities, 7 public libraries, 3 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of social services, and 1 county government.
8 of the county's 16 municipalities are among them.
Passaic 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: Passaic Valley Water Commission, Paterson, Paterson Library, Pompton Lakes Borough, Pompton Lakes Library, Pompton Lakes Municipal Utilities Authority, Ringwood Borough, Wanaque Borough. See all 20 in Passaic County.
Common questions about Passaic County Board of Social Services
Is Passaic County Board of Social Services a civil service employer?
Yes. Passaic County Board of Social Services 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.
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.
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 Passaic County Board of Social Services employees are in a State pension system?
411 active memberships are reported through Passaic County Board of Social Services, split across 411 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 Passaic County Board of Social Services?
$82,830, with the middle half of members between $55,891 and $113,899. 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 Passaic County Board of Social Services compare with the rest of Passaic County?
Its median pensionable salary of $82,830 sits at the 91st percentile among the 11 civil service jurisdictions in Passaic County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $74,681. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Passaic County Board of Social Services?
The median enrolled member has 10.3 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.