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SECRETARY OF STATE

The Secretary of State is a constitutional officer nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and keeps the Great Seal of New Jersey. The department covers elections, business registration, the State Archives, the arts and travel and tourism.

A cabinet office is not examined, and no specification is published for it.

What the official title list records

  • Class of service: Unclassified
  • Work week: No Limit
  • Salary code: M98 — A 9x code is a special or flat rate set outside the step schedules, so no range is published.

Related titles that do have a published specification

Code: 56859 State Unclassified Range: M98 (FY 2027) Work week NL: FLSA exemptOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

How to apply

This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.

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Who employs this title

Secretary of State appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of State.

State departments

Employer Employees
Department of State 2

All agencies.

State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.

Who employs this title

State payroll records show 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $192,500. The agencies employing the most are:

  • State (2)

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.