New Jersey / Board of the Public Utilities

Agency file

Board of the Public Utilities

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

The Board of the Public Utilities operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2024, this agency had 85 employees with median total compensation of $87,184; the highest distinct record was $208,282.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $7.7M
Employees: 85
Median total: $87,184
Highest record: $208,282

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,244$175,367+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 85 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,184) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $88,970 (98%)
Overtime — $43 (0%)
Other — $1,741 (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

$50,394

$67,869

$87,184

$109,895

$142,486

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $142,486 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,394. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Adminv Anlt 3

13 · $91,036

Senior Executive Service

7 · $145,774

Government Representative 2

7 · $88,231

Environmental Engineer 2

4 · $84,512

Legal Specialist

3 · $134,059

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	$7.9M —	95 —	$79,184 —
2024	$7.7M ▼ 2.4%	85 ▼ 10.5%	$87,184 ▲ 10.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Gary Emerle

Legal Specialist/Board of the Public Utilities

2024 total comp

$134,059

Sub-department: Board of Public Utilities
Base pay: $132,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,445
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,059
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Emerle, Gary C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 128847
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $160,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $134,059

Gary Emerle works as a Legal Specialist for Board of the Public Utilities within Board of Public Utilities. Their hire date on record is null. Gary earned $134,059 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Jeannine Dehart

Section Supervisor Fiscal Resources/Board of the Public Utilities

2024 total comp

$132,548

Sub-department: Board of Public Utilities
Base pay: $131,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,548
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Dehart, Jeannine
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14832
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $133,882
Year-to-Date Earnings: $132,548

Jeannine Dehart works as a Section Supervisor Fiscal Resources for Board of the Public Utilities within Board of Public Utilities. Their hire date on record is null. Jeannine earned $132,548 in 2024. Union affiliation: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S.