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N.J.A.C. 4A:3-2.5 SES compensation: State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:3-2.5, SES compensation: State service. Positions allocated to the SES shall be designated as no-range, which means that no class code is designated for the position. However, salary payments for Full text with 2 recorded amendments, cited by 1 other rule.

Classification, Services, and Compensation · Senior Executive Service

Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

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In plain language

No-range, which in this compensation plan means no class code is designated for the position at all. That one designation removes the entire step and increment machinery that governs career service pay: there are no specific steps within a salary level and no increments based on length of service, and after the initial appointment salary movement rests on performance. Payments are still bounded, by restrictions the Chairperson and the Director of Management and Budget set under their own legal authority. One protection is written in for people moving up from inside. An incumbent with career status whose position is allocated to the SES, and who is then appointed as an SES member, receives an initial salary no lower than the salary being earned at the time of that appointment.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:3-2.5. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Positions allocated to the SES shall be designated as no-range, which means that no class code is designated for the position. However, salary payments for SES positions are subject to restrictions established by the Chairperson and the Director, Management and Budget, under their legal authority. #

(b) An incumbent with career status whose position is allocated to the SES, and who is appointed as an SES member, shall receive an initial salary that is no less than the salary at the time of his or her appointment as an SES member. #

(c) After initial appointment, salary advancement shall be based upon performance. There shall not be specific steps within each salary level, nor increments based upon length of service. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 2 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2017 d.100
    48 N.J.R. 2653(a); 49 N.J.R. 1182(a)
  2. AmendedR.1996 d.427
    28 N.J.R. 2538(a); 28 N.J.R. 4220(a)

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