Weehawken School District
School District · Hudson County
236 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Weehawken School District, reporting a median pensionable salary of $66,228.
Weehawken School District, a school district in Hudson County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Hudson County, 40 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About school districts in New Jersey
A school district's civil service coverage here applies to its non-instructional staff, meaning the classified positions like clerical, maintenance, and support roles that fall under Title 11A. Teaching staff are governed separately, under New Jersey's tenure and certification laws rather than the civil service system.
See all 40 civil service jurisdictions in Hudson County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Weehawken School District
236 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Weehawken School District. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPAF | Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund | 145 | 61% |
| PERS | Public Employees' Retirement System | 91 | 39% |
2 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 Weehawken School District.
Pensionable salary at Weehawken School District
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Weehawken School District reports a pensionable salary above $66,228 and half below, across 236 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,964 |
| 25th percentile | $43,449 |
| Median | $66,228 |
| 75th percentile | $76,232 |
| 90th percentile | $93,875 |
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 15 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 53rd percentile, level with the county's midpoint of $66,228. Against the 9 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 44th 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 Weehawken School District
The median enrolled member at Weehawken School District has 6.8 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 3.2 and 15.8 years. 19% 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 | 95 | 40% |
| 5 to 10 years | 50 | 21% |
| 10 to 15 years | 29 | 12% |
| 15 to 20 years | 17 | 7% |
| 20 to 25 years | 15 | 6% |
| 25 years or more | 30 | 13% |
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 Weehawken School District, 74% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 46 | 19% |
| Tier 2 | 4 | 2% |
| Tier 3 | 9 | 4% |
| Tier 4 | 3 | 1% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 174 | 74% |
Other public employers in Weehawken Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Weehawken 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 |
|---|---|
| WEEHAWKEN TOWNSHIP | 272 |
| WEEHAWKEN TWP BD OF ED (this page) | 236 |
| WEEHAWKEN TWP HOUSING AUTHORIT | 7 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Weehawken School District
A school district appears in this directory for its non-instructional workforce only. Teachers, principals and other certificated staff are governed by New Jersey's tenure and certification law rather than Title 11A, so none of this applies to them.
What civil service does cover is the support side: custodial and maintenance staff, bus drivers, security and traffic guards, clerical and account clerk titles, school nurses aides, and the mechanics who keep the fleet running. The split catches people out, because a district can be a civil service employer for its custodians while the teachers in the same building are hired under an entirely different set of rules.
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.
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.
Civil service employers in Weehawken Township
Weehawken School District serves Weehawken Township, a township in Hudson County, but it is in the listing as a school district on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Weehawken Township government is listed too: Weehawken Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
One further Weehawken Township body is listed as well, which puts three separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Weehawken Library, public library
Civil service titles used by New Jersey school districts
Real classifications that New Jersey school 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 Hudson County
Hudson County holds 40 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipal departments, 9 municipalities, 8 public libraries, 2 housing authorities, 2 school districts, 1 county government, 1 fire district, 1 redevelopment agency, and 1 municipal utilities authority.
9 of the county's 12 municipalities are among them.
Hudson 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: North Bergen Library, North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority, North Bergen Parks and Public Property, North Bergen Public Affairs, North Bergen Public Safety, North Bergen Public Works, North Bergen Revenue and Finance, North Bergen Township. See all 40 in Hudson County.
Common questions about Weehawken School District
Is Weehawken School District a civil service employer?
Yes. Weehawken School District 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 Weehawken School District cover the rest of Weehawken Township?
No. Weehawken 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.
How long does it take to get hired through this process?
Longer than an ordinary job application, and the timing is not in the hands of the employer. An announcement has to close, the examination has to be held and scored, the eligible list has to be promulgated, and only then can the employer request a certification. Several months between filing and an appointment is normal rather than a sign that something has gone wrong.
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 Weehawken School District employees are in a State pension system?
236 active memberships are reported through Weehawken School District, split across 145 in TPAF and 91 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 Weehawken School District?
$66,228, with the middle half of members between $43,449 and $76,232. 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 Weehawken School District compare with the rest of Hudson County?
Its median pensionable salary of $66,228 sits at the 53rd percentile among the 15 civil service jurisdictions in Hudson County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $66,228. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Weehawken School District?
The median enrolled member has 6.8 years of credited service, and 19% 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.