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RESEARCH ECONOMIST 2 (P29)

Produces the economic analysis a department relies on — labour market statistics, revenue forecasts, the projected effect of a policy change.

The levels rise with the independence of the research and whether the holder sets the method rather than applying one.

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: 54012 State Competitive Range: P29 (FY 2027) Work week 4E: FLSA exemptOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Career Family: RESEARCH ECONOMIST

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

How to apply

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Who employs this title

Research Economist 2 appears on the State payroll at one department, Board of the Public Utility.

State departments

Employer Employees
Board of the Public Utility 1

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Pay ladder: Research Economist series

  1. Research Economist 3 — $91,628 – $134,900
  2. Research Economist 2 — $95,955 – $141,386 (this title)
  3. Research Economist 4 — $100,498 – $148,187
  4. Research Economist 1 — $105,267 – $155,359

Promoting to Research Economist 4 raises the top of the band by about $6,801. 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.

Who employs this title

State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $80,756. The agencies employing the most are:

  • Board of the Public Utilities (1)

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.