Roselle Library
Public Library · Union County
6 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Roselle Library, reporting a median pensionable salary of $52,428.
Roselle Library, a public library in Union County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Union County, 23 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About public libraries in New Jersey
Many New Jersey public libraries are set up as legally separate entities from the municipality that funds them, with their own board and their own personnel decisions. That separation is why a town and its library can end up with different civil service status even though most residents think of them as the same organization.
See all 23 civil service jurisdictions in Union County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Roselle Library
6 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Roselle Library. 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 | 6 | 100% |
Pensionable salary at Roselle Library
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Roselle Library reports a pensionable salary above $52,428 and half below, across 6 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,809 |
| 25th percentile | $32,235 |
| Median | $52,428 |
| 75th percentile | $57,414 |
| 90th percentile | $64,034 |
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 18 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 17th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $72,942. Against the 9 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 33rd 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 Roselle Library
The median enrolled member at Roselle Library has 18.2 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 10.8 and 22.1 years. 33% 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 | 1 | 17% |
| 5 to 10 years | 1 | 17% |
| 15 to 20 years | 2 | 33% |
| 20 to 25 years | 2 | 33% |
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 Roselle Library, 33% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 3 | 50% |
| Tier 3 | 1 | 17% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 2 | 33% |
Other public employers in Roselle Borough
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Roselle Borough. 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 |
|---|---|
| ROSELLE BORO BD OF ED | 461 |
| ROSELLE BOROUGH | 159 |
| ROSELLE BOROUGH LIBRARY (this page) | 6 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Roselle Library
A New Jersey public library is usually a legally separate employer from the town that funds it, run by its own board of trustees, with its own director and its own hiring. That separation is why a library and its municipality can end up on opposite sides of the civil service line even though residents think of them as one government.
The library ladder is defined statewide. Librarian 1 through Librarian 4 are the professional titles, and they carry a real credential floor: a master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school plus a New Jersey Professional Librarian Certificate. Below that line sit the library assistant, library associate and library page titles, where education and experience take the place of the MLS.
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.
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.
Civil service employers in Roselle Borough
Roselle Library serves Roselle Borough, a borough in Union County, but it is in the listing as a public library on its own account rather than as part of the borough government.
The Roselle Borough government is listed too: Roselle Borough. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
Civil service titles used by New Jersey public libraries
Real classifications that New Jersey public libraries 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 Union County
Union County holds 23 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 9 public libraries, 9 municipalities, 2 boards of health, 2 housing authorities, and 1 county government.
9 of the county's 21 municipalities are among them.
Union 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: Linden Board of Health, Linden Library, Plainfield, Plainfield Housing Authority, Plainfield Library, Rahway, Rahway Library, Roselle Borough. See all 23 in Union County.
Common questions about Roselle Library
Is Roselle Library a civil service employer?
Yes. Roselle Library 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 Roselle Library cover the rest of Roselle Borough?
No. Roselle Borough 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.
How do you find out when an examination is announced?
Announcements are published by the Civil Service Commission on their own schedule, each with a filing window that closes on a fixed date. Local employers do not always advertise separately, so watching the announcements directly is more reliable than watching a municipal website. Filing late is not curable, which makes the calendar the single most important part of the process.
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 Roselle Library employees are in a State pension system?
6 active memberships are reported through Roselle Library, split across 6 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 Roselle Library?
$52,428, with the middle half of members between $32,235 and $57,414. 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 Roselle Library compare with the rest of Union County?
Its median pensionable salary of $52,428 sits at the 17th percentile among the 18 civil service jurisdictions in Union County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $72,942. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Roselle Library?
The median enrolled member has 18.2 years of credited service, and 33% 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.