Governmental Relations Specialist Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
New Jersey classifies Governmental Relations Specialist as a 3-level family, 3 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Governmental Relations Specialist 3, advancing through the ladder toward Governmental Relations Specialist 1. Pay across the family spans $58,222 to $122,832, around the 48th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 5 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Law and Public Safety.
Governmental Relations Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Hazardous Site Mitigation Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST 3 (54440) $58,222 - $84,763/year
- GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST 2 (54442) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST 1 (54444) $83,582 - $122,832/year
What the Governmental Relations Specialist family covers
New Jersey classifies Governmental Relations Specialist as a 3-level series holding 3 separate title 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.
These titles are the state's outward face: press and public information, tourism promotion, economic development, business assistance and the customer service counters at the agencies the public actually deals with. Several of them, particularly the government representative series, are unclassified catch-alls used across many departments for very different jobs, so the title tells you less about the work than usual. Salary comparisons across agencies are correspondingly unreliable for that group.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Sorted by pay instead of by title number, the Governmental Relations Specialist family stacks up as follows. Note that the numbers in these titles do not run in pay order. In this family a lower number sits higher on the ladder, which is a New Jersey convention that catches people out when they read a title list top to bottom.
- Governmental Relations Specialist 1 — $83,582 to $122,832 (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Governmental Relations Specialist 2 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Governmental Relations Specialist 3 — $58,222 to $84,763 (a bachelor's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Governmental Relations Specialist 3 to the top of Governmental Relations Specialist 1 is $64,610, an increase of about 111% 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.
- Governmental Relations Specialist 3: Under direction of a Governmental Relations Specialist 1, or other supervisory official in a state department, institution, or agency, assists in the…
- Governmental Relations Specialist 2: Under the direction of a Governmental Relations Specialist 1, or other supervisory officer in a state department, institution, or agency, performs the…
- Governmental Relations Specialist 1: Under general direction of a supervisory official in a state department, institution, or agency, conducts research and analyzes policy issues for the…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 3 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 3 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
Who actually employs these titles
5 people appear on the state payroll under 2 of these titles, at 4 agencies. Law and Public Safety alone accounts for about 40% of them.
- Law and Public Safety — 2 employees
- Corrections — 1 employee
- Health and Senior Services — 1 employee
- Community Affairs — 1 employee
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $92,265 for Governmental Relations Specialist 2 up to $101,613 for Governmental Relations Specialist 1. 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
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.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Nearby in the plan, ranked by how distinctive the shared terms are rather than by how many words happen to match.
- Labor Relations Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Community Relations Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Chain Store Relations Specialist ($76,287 to $111,856, state jurisdiction)
- Chief Community Relations Specialist (local jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
- Public Employment Relations Specialist 3 ($95,955 to $141,386, state jurisdiction) — in the Public Employment Relations Specialist family
- Labor Relations Specialist/Personnel Director (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Governmental Relations Specialist jobs
How many separate Governmental Relations Specialist classifications does New Jersey have?
The Governmental Relations Specialist family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Governmental Relations Specialist paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $58,222 at the bottom of Governmental Relations Specialist 3 to $122,832 at the top of Governmental Relations Specialist 1. 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 Governmental Relations Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 3 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 a Governmental Relations Specialist?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 3 of the 3 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Governmental Relations Specialist staff?
State payroll records show 5 people in this family across 4 agencies, with Law and Public Safety the largest at 2. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Governmental Relations Specialist 1 higher or lower than Governmental Relations Specialist 3?
In this family the lower number is the more senior title. New Jersey's level numbering does not run in pay order, and reading the titles by number alone will give you the ladder upside down. The list above is sorted by what each title actually pays.