DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 1 (&38)

Deputy public defenders lead regional trial offices for the Office of the Public Defender, supervising assistant deputies as well as carrying their own cases.

The Public Defender appoints them. Vacancies are posted by that office rather than through a Commission eligible list.

What the official title list records

Class of service: Unclassified
Work week: No Limit
Salary code: &38

Related titles that do have a published specification

ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 1 · 30775
ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 2 · 30776
ASSISTANT DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER 3 · 30777
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER · 30757
CHIEF INVESTIGATOR PUBLIC DEFENDER · 33456
DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC DEFENDER · 30825

Code: 61446 State Unclassified Range: &38 (FY 2027) Work week NL: FLSA exempt Overtime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Career Family: DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

Salary: $146,037.52 - $209,444.32/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

How to apply

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

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Who employs this title

Deputy Public Defender 1 appears on the State payroll at one department, Office of Public Defender.

State departments

Employer	Employees
Office of Public Defender	15

All agencies.

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

Pay ladder: Deputy Public Defender series

Deputy Public Defender 2 — $126,854 – $187,691
Deputy Public Defender 1 — $146,038 – $209,444 (this title)

Its top salary lands around the 100th 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 15 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $184,000. The agencies employing the most are:

Office of the Public Defender (15)

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.