Payroll Supervisor/clerk Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Payroll Supervisor/Clerk as a 2-level family, 2 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Payroll Supervisor/Clerk 1, advancing through the ladder toward Payroll Supervisor/Clerk 4.
Payroll Supervisor/Clerk is a common next step after Principal Payroll Clerk / Clerk and Senior Payroll Clerk/Records Support Technician.
Positions in This Family
- PAYROLL SUPERVISOR/CLERK 1 (02637)
- PAYROLL SUPERVISOR/CLERK 4 (06298)
What the Payroll Supervisor/Clerk family covers
New Jersey classifies Payroll Supervisor/Clerk as a 2-level series holding 2 separate title codes. Every title in it is a local title, used by the counties, municipalities, authorities and boards that have adopted civil service under Title 11A rather than by state departments.
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.
Two jobs in one title
Payroll Supervisor/Clerk is a consolidated title: one position carrying the duties of Payroll Supervisor and Clerk at once, held by a single employee expected to do both. They exist because a borough or authority with a single crew cannot justify a separate post per function, so the combined duties get their own classification.
Separately, Clerk is its own family of 17 title codes across 4 levels. This consolidation holds 2 codes, which is the usual pattern, since a consolidated title is normally created for the one jurisdiction that asked for it. Read the component specifications alongside this one, because the requirements of both halves apply.
What each title does
The specifications themselves are the clearest guide to what separates these titles. Here is how each one opens.
- Payroll Supervisor/Clerk 1: Under direction, supervises and coordinates the activities of workers engaged in preparing payrolls; does related work as required. NOTE…
- Payroll Supervisor/Clerk 4: Under direction, supervises and coordinates the activities of workers engaged in preparing payrolls; does related work as required. NOTE…
Getting in: the stated requirements
None of the specifications in this family names a degree requirement, which places these titles among the New Jersey positions open to applicants without formal higher education. Stated experience runs from 3 years 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: 2 are non-competitive, appointed on proof of the stated qualifications rather than by examination.
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
Nothing in this family is hired by a state department. These are local codes, which means the employer is a county, municipality, authority, library, fire district or school district that chose to come under Title 11A. Roughly a quarter of New Jersey's municipalities did. In the rest, the same job exists but the hiring is done outside the civil service system entirely, so the title code will never appear in a posting. Check a specific employer before you plan around one of these titles, or read how local civil service works.
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.
- Payroll Clerk (local jurisdiction)
- Payroll Clerk ($39,358 to $56,481, state jurisdiction)
- Senior Payroll Clerk (local jurisdiction)
- Senior Payroll Clerk ($39,358 to $56,481, state jurisdiction)
- Principal Payroll Clerk (local jurisdiction)
- Principal Payroll Clerk ($46,727 to $67,528, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Payroll Supervisor/Clerk jobs
How many separate Payroll Supervisor/Clerk classifications does New Jersey have?
The Payroll Supervisor/Clerk family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Payroll Supervisor/Clerk 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 Payroll Supervisor/Clerk?
Not for the non-competitive titles in this family, of which there are 2. A non-competitive appointment is made on proof that you meet the stated requirements, without a competitive examination, though the position is still in the classified service with its own protections.
What are the requirements to become a Payroll Supervisor/Clerk?
No degree requirement is parsed from the specifications in this family, which puts these titles among the New Jersey civil service jobs reachable without formal higher education. Experience of 3 to 4 years is named where a requirement is stated.