License Examiner Family
Career series with 3 positions across 3 levels
License Examiner is a career-ladder family in New Jersey civil service, with 3 titles spanning 3 levels.
Entry is typically through License Examiner 1, advancing through the ladder toward License Examiner 3. Pay across the family spans $60,876 to $117,228, around the 43rd percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 3 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Community Affairs.
License Examiner commonly advances into Examiner and Financial Examiner.
Positions in This Family
- LICENSE EXAMINER 1 (15108) $60,876 - $88,743/year
- LICENSE EXAMINER 2 (15109) $69,668 - $101,951/year
- LICENSE EXAMINER 3 (15110) $79,844 - $117,228/year
What the License Examiner family covers
License Examiner covers 3 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.
Inspectors and examiners are the operating arm of New Jersey's regulatory statutes, and the title usually tracks the law it enforces rather than a profession. That is why these families are narrow and numerous: weights and measures, construction code, environmental compliance, child care, insurance and market conduct each get their own series. Many require a state credential issued by another agency before you can hold the title at all, so the license, not the exam, is the real bottleneck. Local health and code enforcement offices hire the same titles as the state.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The License Examiner 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.
- License Examiner 3 — $79,844 to $117,228 (a master's degree and 2 years of experience)
- License Examiner 2 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
- License Examiner 1 — $60,876 to $88,743 (a master's degree and 1 year of experience)
The distance from the bottom of License Examiner 1 to the top of License Examiner 3 is $56,352, an increase of about 93% 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.
- License Examiner 1: Under the close supervision of a License Examiner 3 or other supervisory official in the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Division of Housing and Urban Renewal…
- License Examiner 2: Under the limited supervision of a License Examiner 3 or other supervisory official in the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Division of Housing and Urban Renewal…
- License Examiner 3: Under the general supervision of a supervisory official in the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Division of Housing and Urban Renewal, Department of Community Affairs, is…
Requirements across the family
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 3 of them. Stated experience runs from 1 year at the lowest rung to 2 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
State payroll records show 3 people working under 2 of this family's titles, spread across 1 agency. Community Affairs alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Community Affairs — 3 employees
Median actual pay varies across the family, from $65,549 for License Examiner 1 up to $106,040 for License Examiner 3. 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
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 License Examiner. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- License Inspector (local jurisdiction)
- License Inspector (local jurisdiction)
- License Processor 2 ($42,866 to $61,705, state jurisdiction) — in the License Processor family
- Chief License Inspector (local jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
- Custodial Worker Low Pressure License (local jurisdiction)
- Maintenance Repairer Low Pressure License (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about License Examiner jobs
How many License Examiner titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The License Examiner family holds 3 title codes arranged across 3 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a License Examiner earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $60,876 at the bottom of License Examiner 1 to $117,228 at the top of License Examiner 3. 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 License Examiner?
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 qualifications does a License Examiner need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 3 of the 3 titles. Stated experience ranges from 1 to 2 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ License Examiner staff?
State payroll records show 3 people in this family across 1 agency, with Community Affairs the largest at 3. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.