New Jersey / Banking and Insurance

Agency file

Banking and Insurance

Source file: New Jersey — YourMoney State Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Banking and Insurance regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2024, this agency had 204 employees with median total compensation of $81,183; the highest distinct record was $171,467.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $16.6M
Employees: 204
Median total: $81,183
Highest record: $171,467

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$200$157,556+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 204 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,183) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $80,169 (98%)
Overtime — $10 (0%)
Other — $1,383 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,743

$62,326

$81,183

$97,588

$124,927

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,927 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,743. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator 2

28 · $74,744

Government Representative 1

17 · $93,302

Investigator 3

11 · $92,927

Financial Examiner 1

9 · $65,709

Investigator 1

9 · $56,448

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$15.7M —	211 —	$73,793 —
2024	$16.6M ▲ 6.2%	204 ▼ 3.3%	$81,183 ▲ 10.0%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Wendy Benjamin

Health Care Services Evalr/Nrs/Banking and Insurance

2024 total comp

$104,888

Sub-department: Insurance
Base pay: $103,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,198
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,888
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Benjamin, Wendy A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 112253
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $105,944
Year-to-Date Earnings: $104,888

Wendy Benjamin is a Health Care Services Evalr/Nrs at Banking and Insurance within Insurance. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $104,888. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Amir Beshara

Insurance Examiner 1/Banking and Insurance

2024 total comp

$104,865

Sub-department: Insurance
Base pay: $103,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,173
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,865
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Beshara, Amir
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 1690
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $107,337
Year-to-Date Earnings: $104,865

Amir Beshara is a Insurance Examiner 1 at Banking and Insurance within Insurance. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $104,865. They are represented by Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Greg Pope

Mngng Examr/Banking and Insurance

2024 total comp

$103,934

Sub-department: Banking
Base pay: $102,059
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,875
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,934
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Pope, Greg K
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 150109
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $107,854
Year-to-Date Earnings: $103,934

Greg Pope works as a Mngng Examr for Banking and Insurance within Banking. Their hire date on record is null. Greg earned $103,934 in 2024. Union affiliation: Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Shama Persons

Investigator 3/Banking and Insurance

2024 total comp

$102,636

Sub-department: Insurance
Base pay: $101,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,636
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Persons, Shama
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 11885
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $105,944
Year-to-Date Earnings: $102,636

Shama Persons holds the role of Investigator 3 at Banking and Insurance within Insurance. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $102,636. They are represented by Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Kimberley Reed

Health Care Services Evalr/Nrs/Banking and Insurance

2024 total comp

$101,433

Sub-department: Insurance
Base pay: $100,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,433
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Reed, Kimberley
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 163877
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $102,454
Year-to-Date Earnings: $101,433

Kimberley Reed is a Health Care Services Evalr/Nrs at Banking and Insurance within Insurance. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $101,433. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

George Wall

Government Representative 1/Banking and Insurance

2024 total comp

$100,424

Sub-department: Insurance
Base pay: $99,441
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $983
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,424
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Wall, George
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 143182
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $110,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $100,424

George Wall holds the role of Government Representative 1 at Banking and Insurance within Insurance. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $100,424. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.