Assistant Chief Family
Career series with 2 positions
Rather than one job, Assistant Chief is a rank used across 2 different specializations in New Jersey civil service (2 codes total).
Specializations include Division of Pensions, and Division of Wage and Hour Compliance. Pay across the family spans $100,498 to $148,187, around the 78th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 8 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Labor.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- ASSISTANT CHIEF, DIVISION OF PENSIONS (53544) $100,498 - $148,187/year
- ASSISTANT CHIEF, DIVISION OF WAGE AND HOUR COMPLIANCE (55985) $100,498 - $148,187/year
What the Assistant Chief family covers
Assistant Chief works as an umbrella classification: 2 different specializations share the title across 2 codes. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
The generic rank families are the hardest part of the classification plan to read, because the title deliberately says nothing about the subject matter. A single code can cover the head of one bureau and the head of a completely unrelated one, which is exactly why cross-agency salary comparison breaks down in this group and why the site flags several of these titles as generic. Most sit in the managerial or unclassified service, meaning individually set salaries, appointment at the employer's discretion, and no eligible list to wait on.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Assistant Chief family stacks up as follows.
- Assistant Chief, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance — $100,498 to $148,187 (a master's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Assistant Chief, Division of Pensions — $100,498 to $148,187 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Assistant Chief, Division of Pensions to the top of Assistant Chief, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance is $47,688, an increase of about 47% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Assistant Chief, Division of Pensions: Under the general direction of the Chief or other senior management officer in the Division of Pensions and Benefits, Department of the Treasury…
- Assistant Chief, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance: Under the general direction of a Chief, Bureau of Inspection and Enforcement, Wage and Hour Division and Contract Compliance…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 2 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 2 of them. Stated experience runs from 3 years at the lowest rung to 4 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
8 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Labor alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Labor — 8 employees
Median actual pay for Assistant Chief, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance is $133,961, which is what people in the title are really paid rather than the published band.
State payroll only, deduplicated by payroll title; local employers file separately, so a family with local codes looks smaller here than it is. How this is counted.
How the pay is set
Titles in this family are paid on the A-P-R-S salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
Hiring for this family runs through state service. Departments, commissions and boards fill these titles from eligible lists built by the Civil Service Commission, so the route in is an announcement and a filing deadline rather than a posting you apply to directly. What state jurisdiction means, and a breakdown of who employs what.
Common questions about Assistant Chief jobs
How many separate Assistant Chief classifications does New Jersey have?
The Assistant Chief family holds 2 title codes. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is an Assistant Chief paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $100,498 at the bottom of Assistant Chief, Division of Pensions to $148,187 at the top of Assistant Chief, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Is there a civil service test for Assistant Chief?
Yes for most of the family. 2 of the 2 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become an Assistant Chief?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 2 of the 2 titles. Stated experience ranges from 3 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Assistant Chief staff?
State payroll records show 8 people in this family across 1 agency, with Labor the largest at 8. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.