Investment Analyst Family
Career series with 4 positions across 3 levels
New Jersey classifies Investment Analyst as a 3-level family, 4 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Investment Analyst 1, advancing through the ladder toward Investment Analyst 3 and, from there, into supervisory roles. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $162,870, around the 91st percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 18 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Treasury.
Investment Analyst is a common next step after Analyst.
Positions in This Family
- INVESTMENT ANALYST 1 (52482) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- INVESTMENT ANALYST 2 (52483) $83,582 - $122,832/year
- INVESTMENT ANALYST 3 (52485)
- SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST (52486) $110,276 - $162,870/year
What the Investment Analyst family covers
Investment Analyst covers 4 title codes arranged into 3 levels of responsibility. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Financial titles are unusually legible compared with the rest of the plan, because the duties track a professional body of practice rather than an agency's internal structure. That makes the ladders predictable, the qualification language consistent, and movement between departments straightforward. It also makes them one of the better-documented corners of the state payroll, since almost every department employs some of them, so the headcount and salary figures for these families rest on large samples rather than a handful of positions.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Investment Analyst rungs, listed from the best paid down. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Senior Investment Analyst — $110,276 to $162,870 (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Investment Analyst 2 — $83,582 to $122,832 (a master's degree and 2 years of experience)
- Investment Analyst 1 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Investment Analyst 1 to the top of Senior Investment Analyst is $93,202, an increase of about 134% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Investment Analyst 1: Under the close supervision of an Investment Analyst 3, or other supervisory official in a division or agency within the Department of the Treasury, analyzes the…
- Investment Analyst 2: Under the limited supervision of an Investment Analyst 3, or other supervisory official in a division or agency within the Department of the Treasury, analyzes the…
- Investment Analyst 3: Under the general direction of a supervisory official in the Division of Investment, Department of the Treasury, is responsible for monitoring detailed analyses of…
- Senior Investment Analyst: Under direction of an Investment Officer or other supervisory official in the Division of Investment, Department of the Treasury: (a) supervises the work of…
Requirements across the family
Across the 4 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 4 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year 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: 3 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination. 4 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
18 people appear on the state payroll under 3 of these titles, at 2 agencies. Treasury alone accounts for about 50% of them.
- Treasury — 9 employees
- Unknown — 9 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $67,312 for Investment Analyst 1 up to $157,363 for Senior Investment Analyst. 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
Other classifications built on the same terms as Investment Analyst. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Investment Analyst Trainee ($63,663 to $66,592, state jurisdiction)
- Investment Specialist (local jurisdiction)
- Investment Technician ($60,876 to $88,743, state jurisdiction)
- Investment Officer, Treasury ($87,368 to $122,298, state jurisdiction)
- Investment Officer, Treasury ($132,938 to $190,429, state jurisdiction)
- Director, Division of Investment (state jurisdiction) — in the Director family
Common questions about Investment Analyst jobs
How many separate Investment Analyst classifications does New Jersey have?
The Investment Analyst family holds 4 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 Investment Analyst paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Investment Analyst 1 to $162,870 at the top of Senior Investment Analyst. 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 Investment Analyst?
Yes for most of the family. 3 of the 4 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 Investment Analyst?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 4 of the 4 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Investment Analyst staff?
State payroll records show 18 people in this family across 2 agencies, with Treasury the largest at 9. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.