New Jersey / Chief Executive

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Chief Executive

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

The Chief Executive is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 64 employees with median total compensation of $101,530; the highest distinct record was $213,496.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $7.4M
Employees: 64
Median total: $101,530
Highest record: $213,496

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$37,883$205,019+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 64 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($101,530) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $113,094 (98%)
Overtime — $13 (0%)
Other — $2,863 (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

$59,505

$73,790

$101,530

$155,871

$189,875

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $189,875 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,505. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Aide to the Governor

51 · $98,054

Executive Assistant 4

2 · $141,624

Executive Assistant 2

2 · $78,231

Executive Assistant 1

2 · $64,769

Counsel to the Governor

1 · $213,496

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	$6.6M —	73 —	$78,993 —
2024	$7.4M ▲ 13.0%	64 ▼ 12.3%	$101,530 ▲ 28.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Philip Murphy

Governor/Chief Executive

2024 total comp

$174,691

Sub-department: Office of the Governor
Base pay: $174,691
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,691
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Murphy, Philip D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 154905
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $175,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $174,691

Philip Murphy holds the role of Governor at Chief Executive within Office of the Governor. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,691. They are represented by Managerial - Unit M.

Alexandria Hermann

Federal Liaison Officer/Chief Executive

2024 total comp

$172,374

Sub-department: Federal Liaison
Base pay: $172,374
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,374
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: Hermann, Alexandria
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 167116
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $190,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $172,374

Alexandria Hermann is a Federal Liaison Officer at Chief Executive within Federal Liaison. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $172,374. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.