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M salary schedule

The FY 2027 NJ M salary schedule for unrepresented state employees: ranges 24–44, 9 steps, $48,646 to $180,723. Every step, free and exportable.

Managerial (M) is the New Jersey civil service salary schedule covering unrepresented state employees. It runs from range 24 to range 44, and each range is a 9-step ladder from a minimum to a maximum. This schedule is frozen: its rates were last set on July 7, 2007 and have not received the annual across-the-board increases since. Titles on a frozen schedule are typically paid off-schedule, so actual pay often differs from the published figures.

The managerial schedule. Its rates were last set in 2007 and have not moved since, so the published figures are far below what the equivalent range pays on the aligned schedules. That is not a pay cut: managerial titles are generally paid off-schedule, with salaries set individually rather than by stepping up a published ladder. Treat this table as the formal schedule of record rather than a guide to what a manager earns.

Skips range 25 — no published rate there.

Across the whole schedule, pay runs from $48,646 at the bottom of the lowest range to $180,723 at the top of the highest. Working from step 1 to the top step of the same range is worth about 40%, before any across-the-board increase. A title's salary code is this ERG prefix followed by its range number, so M24 is a M title at range 24.

RangeStepsMinimumMaximum
249$48,646$68,096
269$53,632$75,095
279$56,315$78,850
289$59,132$82,794
299$62,090$86,932
309$65,195$91,272
319$68,455$95,846
329$71,879$100,638
339$75,474$105,655
349$79,246$110,957
359$83,210$116,477
369$87,368$122,298
379$91,735$128,436
389$96,322$134,847
399$101,138$141,594
409$106,195$148,663
419$111,503$156,118
429$117,080$163,895
439$122,932$172,108
449$129,079$180,723

FY 2027 M schedule, effective July 7, 2007. Source: NJ Civil Service Commission Compensation Compendium, Appendix A.

Published M schedules since 1985

Published in 43 of the 43 fiscal years CSC's schedule lookup covers (FY1985–FY2027). Rates set on 19 distinct dates, most recently July 7, 2007. No new rates in 20 fiscal years, leaving them worth about 64 cents on the dollar against the year they were set. Range 24 step 1: $23,091 effective December 22, 1984 to $48,646 effective July 7, 2007 — 2.11× in nominal dollars, 1.06× once inflation is taken out.

Fiscal year Rates effective Ranges Steps Range 24 step 1 Top of schedule
FY1985December 22, 198424–449$23,091$85,786
FY1986June 22, 198524–449$23,784$88,360
FY1986December 21, 198524–449$24,477$90,933
FY1987September 13, 198624–449$25,945$96,389
FY1988September 12, 198724–449$27,243$101,209
FY1989September 10, 198824–449$28,605$106,269
FY1990January 13, 199024–449$29,749$110,520
FY1991September 29, 199024–449$31,088$115,493
FY1992June 29, 199124–449$32,797$121,845
FY1994January 8, 199424–449$34,437$127,938
FY1995June 25, 199424–449$36,504$135,614
FY1998January 3, 199824–449$38,351$142,476
FY2000July 3, 199924–449$40,268$149,600
FY2002October 6, 200124–449$42,282$157,080
FY2005June 26, 200424–449$43,508$161,635
FY2006June 25, 200524–449$44,378$164,868
FY2006December 24, 200524–449$45,266$168,165
FY2007December 23, 200624–449$46,329$172,117
FY2008July 7, 200724–449$48,646$180,723

One row per change in the published rates, not per year. The table is nominal, in the dollars of each year; the real figures above it are in 2025 dollars using CUUR0000SA0 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Earlier years come from the Commission's schedule lookup alone; only FY 2027 is also checked against the printed compendium.

Titles paid on the M schedule

These are the civil service titles assigned to this schedule. Each links to its specification, where you can see the exact range, the full step ladder, and what the job requires.

Showing 30 of 380 titles on this schedule. Search every title whose salary code starts with M.

The rules behind this schedule

Frequently asked questions

What is the M salary schedule?

M is the Managerial salary schedule in the New Jersey Compensation Compendium. It covers ranges 24 through 44, with 9 steps in each range, and applies to ERG code M.

How much does a M position pay in FY 2027?

Across the M schedule, pay runs from $48,646 at step 1 of the lowest range to $180,723 at the top step of the highest range. The exact minimum and maximum depend on the title's range number, which is listed on every job specification.

How many steps are in a M range?

Each M range has 9 steps. Working from step 1 to the top step of the same range is worth about 40%, before any across-the-board increase.

Is the M schedule still current?

The published M schedule is frozen at rates last set on July 7, 2007; it has not received the annual across-the-board increases since. Titles on this schedule are generally paid off-schedule, so treat the published figures as the official schedule rather than typical take-home pay.

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