VH salary schedule

The FY 2027 NJ VH salary schedule for unrepresented state employees: ranges 33–33, 10 steps, $106,804 to $152,725. Every step, free and exportable.

Lieutenant State Investigators (DCJ-Homeland Security) (VH) is the New Jersey civil service salary schedule covering unrepresented state employees. It runs from range 33 to range 33, and each range is a 10-step ladder from a minimum to a maximum. This schedule is frozen: its rates were last set on October 7, 2023 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 homeland security counterpart for lieutenant state investigators. Its rates were last set in 2023, so it sits slightly behind the represented table covering the same rank.

Across the whole schedule, pay runs from $106,804 at the bottom of the lowest range to $152,725 at the top of the highest. Working from step 1 to the top step of the same range is worth about 43%, before any across-the-board increase. A title's salary code is this ERG prefix followed by its range number, so VH33 is a VH title at range 33.

Range	Steps	Minimum	Maximum
33	10	$106,804	$152,725

FY 2027 VH schedule, effective October 7, 2023. Source: NJ Civil Service Commission Compensation Compendium, Appendix A.

Published VH schedules since 2015

Published in 13 of the 43 fiscal years CSC's schedule lookup covers (FY1985–FY2027). Rates set on 3 distinct dates, most recently October 7, 2023. No new rates in 4 fiscal years, leaving them worth about 95 cents on the dollar against the year they were set. Range 33 step 1: $81,212 effective July 12, 2014 to $106,804 effective October 7, 2023 — 1.32× in nominal dollars, 1.02× once inflation is taken out.

Fiscal year	Rates effective	Ranges	Steps	Range 33 step 1	Top of schedule
FY2015	July 12, 2014	33	10	$81,212	$116,129
FY2019	May 25, 2019	33	10	$85,800	$122,690
FY2024	October 7, 2023	33	10	$106,804	$152,725

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 VH 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.

LIEUTENANT, STATE INVESTIGATOR, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY (VH33)

The rules behind this schedule

Frequently asked questions

What is the VH salary schedule?

VH is the Lieutenant State Investigators (DCJ-Homeland Security) salary schedule in the New Jersey Compensation Compendium. It covers ranges 33 through 33, with 10 steps in each range, and applies to ERG code VH.

How much does a VH position pay in FY 2027?

Across the VH schedule, pay runs from $106,804 at step 1 of the lowest range to $152,725 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 VH range?

Each VH range has 10 steps. Working from step 1 to the top step of the same range is worth about 43%, before any across-the-board increase.

Is the VH schedule still current?

The published VH schedule is frozen at rates last set on October 7, 2023; 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.