ARMORER 2 (R13)
Maintains, repairs and inventories the firearms a law enforcement agency issues, and keeps the records that account for every weapon.
The levels distinguish routine maintenance from gunsmithing and armoury management. Training is manufacturer-certified rather than examined by the Commission.
What the official title list records
- Class of service: Unclassified
- Work week: 35
- Salary code: R13
Related titles that do have a published specification
Career Family: ARMORER
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Armorer 2 appears on the State payroll at one department, Military Affairs.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Military Affairs | 11 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Armorer series
- Armorer 4 — $40,322 – $57,949
- Armorer 3 — $43,934 – $63,341
- Armorer 2 — $46,727 – $67,528 (this title)
- Armorer 1 — $58,222 – $84,763
Promoting to Armorer 1 raises the top of the band by about $10,861. Its top salary lands around the 11th 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 11 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $71,639. The agencies employing the most are:
- Military Affairs (11)
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.