Pennsauken Township
Municipality · Camden County
219 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Pennsauken Township, reporting a median pensionable salary of $72,061.
Pennsauken Township is a confirmed New Jersey civil service jurisdiction — a municipality in Camden County that has adopted Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes to govern how it hires, classifies, and promotes employees.
Camden County has 30 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in total, including this one.
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.
Pennsauken Township Police Department — discipline and transparency records via PoliceTransparencyNJ
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Who is on the pension rolls at Pennsauken Township
219 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Pennsauken Township. 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 | 114 | 52% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 105 | 48% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 82 police officers and 23 firefighters. PFRS enrolment is the only occupational detail this dataset carries; it lists no job titles, so nothing here says which civil service titles Pennsauken Township actually appoints.
3 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 Pennsauken Township.
Pensionable salary at Pennsauken Township
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Pennsauken Township reports a pensionable salary above $72,061 and half below, across 219 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,292 |
| 25th percentile | $60,247 |
| Median | $72,061 |
| 75th percentile | $100,771 |
| 90th percentile | $141,156 |
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 22 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 68th percentile, above the county's midpoint of $68,886. Against the 194 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 46th 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 Pennsauken Township
The median enrolled member at Pennsauken Township has 8.5 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 4 and 18.2 years. 21% 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 | 68 | 31% |
| 5 to 10 years | 53 | 24% |
| 10 to 15 years | 26 | 12% |
| 15 to 20 years | 27 | 12% |
| 20 to 25 years | 33 | 15% |
| 25 years or more | 12 | 5% |
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 Pennsauken Township, 33% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 59 | 27% |
| Tier 2 | 8 | 4% |
| Tier 3 | 73 | 33% |
| Tier 4 | 6 | 3% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 73 | 33% |
Other public employers in Pennsauken Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Pennsauken 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 |
|---|---|
| PENNSAUKEN TWP BD OF ED | 898 |
| PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP (this page) | 219 |
| PENNSAUKEN SEWERAGE AUTHORITY | 21 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Pennsauken Township
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.
Promotional examinations are closed. They are open to employees already serving in the unit, scored on a combination of the examination and seniority, and they are how most supervisory positions in local government get filled. It is the main reason entry-level appointments matter so much: they are the door to the ladder above them.
Not every position at a civil service employer is competitive. The classified service is divided into competitive, noncompetitive and labor titles, and above that sits the unclassified service, which covers department heads, confidential aides and similar positions filled without an examination. Which division a title sits in decides how you get it, so read the specification before assuming there is an exam.
Civil service employers in Pennsauken Township
Pennsauken Township appears in the Commission's listing in its own right, so the township government is the appointing authority for its own classified staff.
One other Pennsauken Township body is listed separately: Pennsauken Library, a public library. It is a distinct employer with its own hiring, so a job there is not a job with the township, and permanent status earned at one does not carry to the other.
- Pennsauken Library, public library
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 Camden County
Camden County holds 30 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipalities, 4 public libraries, 3 fire districts, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of health, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, 1 housing authority, 1 mosquito extermination commission, and 1 redevelopment agency.
15 of the county's 36 municipalities are among them.
Camden 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: Pennsauken Library, Runnemede Borough, Runnemede Library, Somerdale Borough, Stratford Borough, Voorhees Township, Winslow Township, Winslow Township Fire District (1). See all 30 in Camden County.
Common questions about Pennsauken Township
Is Pennsauken Township a civil service employer?
Yes. Pennsauken Township 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 Pennsauken Township cover the rest of Pennsauken Township?
No. Pennsauken 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 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.
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.
How many Pennsauken Township employees are in a State pension system?
219 active memberships are reported through Pennsauken Township, split across 114 in PERS and 105 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 Pennsauken Township?
$72,061, with the middle half of members between $60,247 and $100,771. 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 Pennsauken Township compare with the rest of Camden County?
Its median pensionable salary of $72,061 sits at the 68th percentile among the 22 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $68,886. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Pennsauken Township?
The median enrolled member has 8.5 years of credited service, and 21% 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.