District Supervisor Family
Career series with 1 positions
District Supervisor, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance is a competitive state title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
You can qualify with a master's degree or, if you do not have one, by piling up more experience instead. Pay on the FY2027 schedule runs $87,507 to $128,719.
District Supervisor is a single-title classification family: District Supervisor, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance is the only position in it. District Supervisor is closely related to District Office Manager.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- DISTRICT SUPERVISOR, DIVISION OF WAGE AND HOUR COMPLIANCE (55984) $87,507 - $128,719/year
What the District Supervisor family covers
District Supervisor is a single-title family in the New Jersey civil service classification plan: one title code, with no numbered rungs above or below it. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Chief, director, manager and supervisor are not single jobs in New Jersey civil service. They are ranks applied across the whole of government, so a single family can hold hundreds of codes covering entirely unrelated bureaus. That structure matters for anyone reading the pay figures: two titles in the same family may share nothing except a level of responsibility. Most of these positions are managerial or unclassified, which means salaries are set individually rather than by stepping through a published ladder, and the managerial schedule itself has been frozen since 2007.
What each title does
The published specification opens with this definition of the work.
- District Supervisor, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance: Under the general supervision of an Assistant Chief or other supervisory official in the Wage and Hour Division and Contract…
Requirements across the family
Across the 1 title we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 1 of them. Experience requirements sit at 3 years wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
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
These are state titles, hired by New Jersey departments, commissions and boards through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process rather than by an ordinary job posting. How state hiring works, and which agencies employ what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as District Supervisor. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- District Supervisor Labor ($71,879 to $100,638, state jurisdiction)
- Fire District Administrator (local jurisdiction)
- District Recycling Coordinator (local jurisdiction)
- Deputy Fire District Administrator (local jurisdiction)
- Assistant District Recycling Coordinator
- Editorial Assistant, Newark School District (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about District Supervisor jobs
How many District Supervisor titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The District Supervisor family holds 1 title code. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a District Supervisor earn in New Jersey?
District Supervisor, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance is published at $87,507 to $128,719. Salary depends on the salary range assigned to the title and the step the employee has reached.
Do you need to take an exam to become a District Supervisor?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 1 title 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 District Supervisor need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 1 of the 1 title. Stated experience ranges from 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.