Superintendent Family
Career series with 3 positions across 2 levels
New Jersey classifies Superintendent as a 2-level family, 3 titles in all, built for step-by-step advancement.
Entry is typically through Superintendent 2 Corrections, advancing through the ladder toward Superintendent 1, Corrections. Pay across the family spans $83,210 to $187,691, around the 96th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay. State payroll records show 2 people across the family's titles, most concentrated at Juvenile Justice Commission.
Superintendent is closely related to Traffic Signal Superintendent.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- SUPERINTENDENT 2 CORRECTIONS (60235) $83,210 - $116,477/year
- SUPERINTENDENT 1, CORRECTIONS (60236) $91,735 - $128,436/year
- SUPERINTENDENT 2 CORRECTIONS (61670) $126,854 - $187,691/year
What the Superintendent family covers
Superintendent covers 3 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.
The generic rank families are the hardest part of the classification plan to read, because the title deliberately says nothing about the subject matter. A single code can cover the head of one bureau and the head of a completely unrelated one, which is exactly why cross-agency salary comparison breaks down in this group and why the site flags several of these titles as generic. Most sit in the managerial or unclassified service, meaning individually set salaries, appointment at the employer's discretion, and no eligible list to wait on.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Superintendent 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.
- Superintendent 2 Corrections — $126,854 to $187,691 (a master's degree and 6 years of experience)
- Superintendent 1, Corrections — $91,735 to $128,436 (frozen schedule) (a master's degree and 6 years of experience)
- Superintendent 2 Corrections — $83,210 to $116,477 (frozen schedule) (6 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Superintendent 2 Corrections to the top of Superintendent 2 Corrections is $104,481, an increase of about 126% over the entry minimum. 2 of the 3 titles in the family sit on a schedule whose rates are frozen, so the published figure there is the schedule of record rather than a guide to actual pay.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Superintendent 2 Corrections: Under administrative direction of the Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner, in the Division of Operations, Department…
- Superintendent 1, Corrections: Under administrative direction of the Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner, in the Division of Operations, Department of…
- Superintendent 2 Corrections: Under administrative direction of the Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner, in the Division of Operations, Department of…
Requirements across the family
Across the 3 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a master's degree on 2 of them. Experience requirements sit at 6 years wherever they are stated.
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
2 people appear on the state payroll under 1 of these title, at 1 agency. Juvenile Justice Commission alone accounts for about 100% of them.
- Juvenile Justice Commission — 2 employees
Median actual pay for Superintendent 1, Corrections is $160,449, 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
The family is split across 2 salary schedules (M and M-Represented), so two titles that look adjacent can be paid from different tables with different step structures. Bargaining is handled by IBEW. 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 Superintendent. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Tree Superintendent (local jurisdiction)
- Line Superintendent (local jurisdiction)
- Water Superintendent (local jurisdiction)
- Building Superintendent (local jurisdiction)
- Hospital Superintendent (local jurisdiction)
- County Park Superintendent (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Superintendent jobs
How many separate Superintendent classifications does New Jersey have?
The Superintendent family holds 3 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 Superintendent paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $83,210 at the bottom of Superintendent 2 Corrections to $187,691 at the top of Superintendent 2 Corrections. 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 Superintendent?
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 a Superintendent?
The most common education requirement in this family is a master's degree, named on 2 of the 3 titles. Stated experience ranges from 6 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.
Which agencies employ Superintendent staff?
State payroll records show 2 people in this family across 1 agency, with Juvenile Justice Commission the largest at 2. Local government employers are not covered by that extract.
Is Superintendent 1 higher or lower than Superintendent 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.