ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 4 (P23)
Assesses contamination, water quality, air emissions and habitat for the Department of Environmental Protection and other agencies, and the findings often decide whether a site can be developed or must be remediated.
The levels rise with the technical independence expected and whether the holder signs off on findings.
What the official title list records
- Class of service: Competitive
- Work week: 4E
- Salary code: P23
Career Family: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Environmental Scientist 4 appears on the State payroll at 2 departments, most of them at Department of Environmental Protection.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Environmental Protection | 5 |
| Department of Health | 5 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Environmental Scientist series
- Environmental Scientist 2 — $91,628 – $134,900
- Environmental Scientist 3 — $91,628 – $134,900
- Environmental Scientist 4 — $72,896 – $106,798 (this title)
- Environmental Scientist 1 — $105,267 – $155,359
Promoting to Environmental Scientist 1 raises the top of the band by about $7,172. Its top salary lands around the 54th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 10 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $138,568. The agencies employing the most are:
- Environmental Protection (5)
- Health and Senior Services (5)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
Definition
The Civil Service Commission lists this title code but publishes no job specification for it. The classification shown here comes from the official title list, which is the only record CSC publishes for this code.