Investigative Agent Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Investigative Agent names a 3-level progression covering 3 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Investigative Agent 1 State Commission of Investigtion, advancing through the ladder toward Investigative Agent 3 State Commission of Investigation. State payroll records show 1 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Legislature.
Investigative Agent is closely related to Special Agent and Investigative Analyst.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
What the Investigative Agent family covers
New Jersey classifies Investigative Agent 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.
Public safety classifications are built around rank rather than around grade, so advancement means competing for a different title instead of climbing steps in the current one. Entry requirements are unusually hard-edged: age limits, residency rules, medical and psychological screening, and an academy that must be completed after appointment rather than before it. Pay comes from separate schedules negotiated by separate unions, and those schedules often carry a contract-negotiated jump near the top of the ladder that the civilian tables do not have.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Investigative Agent 1 State Commission of Investigtion: Under the direction of the Executive Director, Deputy Director, Counsel or other supervisory officer of…
- Investigative Agent 2 State Commission of Investigation: Under the direction of the Executive Director, Deputy Director, Counsel or other supervisory officer of…
- Investigative Agent 3 State Commission of Investigation: Under the direction of the Executive Director, Deputy Director, Counsel or other supervisory officer of…
Getting in: the stated requirements
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 2 of them and a master's degree on 1 of them. On how the jobs are filled: 3 are unclassified, which means appointment at the employer's discretion and salary set individually.
Who actually employs these titles
1 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Legislature alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Legislature — 1 employee
Median actual pay for Investigative Agent 2 State Commission of Investigation is $105,000, 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
No state salary schedule applies here, because these are local titles. Pay is set by each adopting county, municipality or authority under its own ordinance or negotiated agreement, so two employers using the same title code can pay very differently. How local civil service pay works.
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.
- Coordinator Investigative Analysis (state jurisdiction)
- Coordinator Investigative Accounting (state jurisdiction)
- Confidential Investigative Specialist 1 (state jurisdiction) — in the Confidential Investigative Specialist family
- Investigative Analyst 1 State Commission Investigation (state jurisdiction) — in the Investigative Analyst family
- Special Agent 3 ($75,122 to $121,080, state jurisdiction) — in the Special Agent family
- Purchasing Agent (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Investigative Agent jobs
How many separate Investigative Agent classifications does New Jersey have?
The Investigative Agent 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 an Investigative Agent paid?
No state salary schedule figure is published for the titles in this family, which is normal for local classifications. Local civil service employers set their own pay by ordinance or negotiated agreement, so the rate depends on which county, municipality or authority is hiring.
Is there a civil service test for Investigative Agent?
Mostly no. 3 of the 3 titles here are unclassified, so appointment is at the employer's discretion rather than from an eligible list, and salary is set individually rather than by a published step. That also makes cross-agency salary comparison less reliable for these titles.
What are the requirements to become an Investigative Agent?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 2 of the 3 titles. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Investigative Agent staff?
State payroll records show 1 people in this family across 1 agency, with Legislature the largest at 1. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.