Behavior Analyst Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Behavior Analyst is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 2 titles spanning 2 levels.
Entry is typically through Behavior Analyst 1, advancing through the ladder toward Behavior Analyst 2. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $117,228, around the 43rd percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 14 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Human Services.
Behavior Analyst commonly advances into Research Analyst and Telecommunications Systems Analyst.
Positions in This Family
- BEHAVIOR ANALYST 1 (54893) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- BEHAVIOR ANALYST 2 (54894) $79,844 - $117,228/year
What the Behavior Analyst family covers
Behavior Analyst is a graded series in the New Jersey civil service classification plan, running 2 title codes across 2 levels. The family straddles jurisdictions: 1 both state and local and 1 state, so parts of it are hired by state departments and parts by local civil service employers.
Clinical titles staff the state psychiatric hospitals, the developmental centers, the veterans homes and the county health departments. Licensure usually does the gatekeeping that an exam does elsewhere, so the qualification text points at a board registration rather than a test score, and the competitive exam is often an evaluation of credentials. This is also the corner of the compendium where the state pays to fill vacancies faster: several health care titles can be hired above the bottom step under the special incentive program.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the Behavior Analyst rungs look like this. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Behavior Analyst 2 — $79,844 to $117,228 (1 year of experience)
- Behavior Analyst 1 — $69,668 to $101,951
The distance from the bottom of Behavior Analyst 1 to the top of Behavior Analyst 2 is $47,560, an increase of about 68% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Behavior Analyst 1: Under the direct professional supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, Behavior Analyst 2 or other supervisor in a State institution, community mental health center, or…
- Behavior Analyst 2: Under the general supervision of a Clinical Psychologist or other higher level supervisor in a State institution, community mental health center, or other setting in a…
What it takes to qualify
None of the specifications in this family names a degree requirement, which places these titles among the New Jersey positions open to applicants without formal higher education. Experience requirements sit at 1 year wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination. 2 titles in this family are covered by the compendium's special incentive program, which lets an appointing authority hire a qualified candidate above the bottom step instead of starting them at step one. See the full list of incentive titles.
Who actually employs these titles
State payroll records show 14 people working under 2 of this family's titles, spread across 2 agencies. Human Services alone accounts for about 71% of them.
- Human Services — 10 employees
- Health and Senior Services — 4 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $76,670 for Behavior Analyst 1 up to $106,040 for Behavior Analyst 2. Those are medians of what people are really paid, not schedule minimums and maximums.
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
Because the family mixes jurisdictions, the answer to "who hires this" depends on the specific code. State codes run through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process; local codes are hired by the counties, municipalities and authorities that adopted civil service under Title 11A. Check an employer's status before assuming a title is available where you live.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Behavior Analyst, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Behavior Support Technician ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction)
- Behavior Support Technician Trainee ($55,691 to $58,222, state jurisdiction)
- Seed Analyst ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction)
- Legal Analyst (local jurisdiction)
- Fiscal Analyst (local jurisdiction)
- Fiscal Analyst ($58,222 to $84,763, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Behavior Analyst jobs
How many Behavior Analyst titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Behavior Analyst family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Behavior Analyst earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Behavior Analyst 1 to $117,228 at the top of Behavior Analyst 2. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Behavior Analyst?
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 qualifications does a Behavior Analyst need?
No degree requirement is parsed from the specifications in this family, which puts these titles among the New Jersey civil service jobs reachable without formal higher education. Experience of 1 year is named where a requirement is stated.
Which agencies employ Behavior Analyst staff?
State payroll records show 14 people in this family across 2 agencies, with Human Services the largest at 10. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.