Student Financial Aid Administrator Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Student Financial Aid Administrator names a 2-level progression covering 2 distinct titles.
Entry is typically through Student Financial Aid Administrator 2, advancing through the ladder toward Student Financial Aid Administrator 1. Pay across the family spans $58,222 to $92,953, around the 21st percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Student Financial Aid Administrator is a common next step after Financial Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATOR 2 (80176) $58,222 - $84,763/year
- STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATOR 1 (82634) $63,663 - $92,953/year
What the Student Financial Aid Administrator family covers
Student Financial Aid Administrator covers 2 title codes arranged into 2 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 Student Financial Aid Administrator rungs, listed from the best paid down. 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.
- Student Financial Aid Administrator 1 — $63,663 to $92,953
- Student Financial Aid Administrator 2 — $58,222 to $84,763
The distance from the bottom of Student Financial Aid Administrator 2 to the top of Student Financial Aid Administrator 1 is $34,731, an increase of about 60% 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.
- Student Financial Aid Administrator 2: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official…
- Student Financial Aid Administrator 1: The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official…
Requirements across the family
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. On how the jobs are filled: 2 are unclassified, which means appointment at the employer's discretion and salary set individually.
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 Student Financial Aid Administrator. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Financial Aid Assistant ($46,727 to $67,528, state jurisdiction)
- Coordinator for Federal and State Aid (local jurisdiction)
- Financial Examiner 2 ($72,896 to $106,798, state jurisdiction) — in the Financial Examiner family
- Chief Financial Officer (local jurisdiction) — in the Chief family
- Financial Examiner Trainee ($58,222 to $60,876, state jurisdiction)
- Investigator, Student Loans ($50,990 to $73,902, state jurisdiction)
Common questions about Student Financial Aid Administrator jobs
How many separate Student Financial Aid Administrator classifications does New Jersey have?
The Student Financial Aid Administrator 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 Student Financial Aid Administrator paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $58,222 at the bottom of Student Financial Aid Administrator 2 to $92,953 at the top of Student Financial Aid Administrator 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 Student Financial Aid Administrator?
Mostly no. 2 of the 2 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 a Student Financial Aid Administrator?
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.
Is Student Financial Aid Administrator 1 higher or lower than Student Financial Aid Administrator 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.