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HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIALIST 1 (State)

Evaluates buildings, districts and archaeological sites against the criteria for the State and National Registers, and reviews what a proposed project would do to them.

The levels distinguish survey and documentation work from the review that carries a formal determination.

What the official title list records

  • Class of service: Competitive
  • Work week: No Limit
  • Salary code: P21

Related titles that do have a published specification

Code: 74713 State Competitive Range: P21 (FY 2027) Work week NL: FLSA exemptOvertime table (4A:3, Appx. A)

Career Family: HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIALIST

Salary: $66,592.01 - $97,353.91/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

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Pay ladder: Historic Preservation Specialist series

  1. Historic Preservation Specialist 1 — $66,592 – $97,354 (this title)
  2. Historic Preservation Specialist 2 — $66,592 – $97,354
  3. Historic Preservation Specialist 3 — $76,287 – $111,856
  4. Historic Preservation Specialist 4 — $87,507 – $128,719

Its top salary lands around the 40th 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

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

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