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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 2 WATER RESOURCES (P29)

Water Resources

Reviewing a discharge permit means working out how much of a given pollutant a particular stream can absorb before it stops meeting the standard set for it, and whether what the applicant proposes fits inside that. This is the grade that runs the analysis and drafts the conditions.

Water quality standards, permit limits and load allocations all rest on the same statute. The science that turns it into a number a permit can be written around is what this title supplies.

What the official title list records

  • Class of service: Competitive
  • Work week: 4E
  • Salary code: P29

Related titles that do have a published specification

Code: 15878C State Competitive Range: P29 (FY 2027) Work week 4E: FLSA exemptOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Career Family: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

Salary: $95,955.4 - $141,386.2/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

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Pay ladder: Environmental Scientist series

  1. Environmental Scientist 2 — $91,628 – $134,900
  2. Environmental Scientist 3 — $91,628 – $134,900
  3. Environmental Scientist 4 — $100,498 – $148,187
  4. Environmental Scientist 1 — $105,267 – $155,359

Its top salary lands around the 84th 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.

Official job specification

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Definition

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