Runnemede Borough
Municipality · Camden County
43 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Runnemede Borough, reporting a median pensionable salary of $68,057.
As a municipality in Camden County, Runnemede Borough falls under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system, which governs competitive hiring, classification, and promotion for its employees.
It is one of 30 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Camden County.
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.
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See all 30 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Runnemede Borough
43 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Runnemede Borough. 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 | 24 | 56% |
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 19 | 44% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 17 police officers and 2 firefighters. PFRS enrolment is the only occupational detail this dataset carries; it lists no job titles, so nothing here says which civil service titles Runnemede Borough actually appoints.
1 of these members holds 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 Runnemede Borough.
Pensionable salary at Runnemede Borough
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Runnemede Borough reports a pensionable salary above $68,057 and half below, across 43 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,852 |
| 25th percentile | $48,925 |
| Median | $68,057 |
| 75th percentile | $97,757 |
| 90th percentile | $121,575 |
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 50th percentile, below the county's midpoint of $68,886. Against the 194 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 Runnemede Borough
The median enrolled member at Runnemede Borough has 11.7 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 4 and 24.3 years. 35% 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 | 13 | 30% |
| 5 to 10 years | 6 | 14% |
| 10 to 15 years | 7 | 16% |
| 15 to 20 years | 2 | 5% |
| 20 to 25 years | 5 | 12% |
| 25 years or more | 10 | 23% |
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 Runnemede Borough, 30% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 16 | 37% |
| Tier 3 | 13 | 30% |
| Tier 4 | 1 | 2% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 13 | 30% |
Other public employers in Runnemede Borough
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Runnemede 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 |
|---|---|
| RUNNEMEDE BOROUGH BD OF ED | 164 |
| RUNNEMEDE BOROUGH (this page) | 43 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Runnemede Borough
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.
Your title, not your assignment, defines what you are supposed to be doing. If the duties you actually perform drift outside the specification for the title you hold, that is a classification question rather than a management preference, and an employee can ask for the position to be reviewed and reclassified. It is one of the quieter protections in the system and one of the least used.
Civil service employers in Runnemede Borough
Runnemede Borough appears in the Commission's listing in its own right, so the borough government is the appointing authority for its own classified staff.
One other Runnemede Borough body is listed separately: Runnemede Library, a public library. It is a distinct employer with its own hiring, so a job there is not a job with the borough, and permanent status earned at one does not carry to the other.
- Runnemede 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: Lindenwold Borough, Lindenwold Fire District (1), Magnolia Borough, Pennsauken Library, Pennsauken Township, Runnemede Library, Somerdale Borough, Stratford Borough. See all 30 in Camden County.
Common questions about Runnemede Borough
Is Runnemede Borough a civil service employer?
Yes. Runnemede Borough 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 Runnemede Borough cover the rest of Runnemede Borough?
No. Runnemede 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.
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.
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.
How many Runnemede Borough employees are in a State pension system?
43 active memberships are reported through Runnemede Borough, split across 24 in PERS and 19 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 Runnemede Borough?
$68,057, with the middle half of members between $48,925 and $97,757. 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 Runnemede Borough compare with the rest of Camden County?
Its median pensionable salary of $68,057 sits at the 50th 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 Runnemede Borough?
The median enrolled member has 11.7 years of credited service, and 35% 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.