Head Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

11 employees hold this title in Children and Families. Median total compensation for the role is $62,217, below the department median of $85,978.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $692.2K
Role median: $62,217
Agency median: $85,978
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$51,067$85,419+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across New Jersey

Head Clerk is held in 5 New Jersey departments. In Children and Families, the median of $62,217 ranks #2 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Law and Public Safety

$87,186 · 2

Labor

$59,779 · 6

State Parole Board

$58,064 · 1

Corrections

$56,014 · 3

Median total compensation for the Head Clerk role in other New Jerseydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Head Clerk beyond New Jersey

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In New Jersey, the median of $62,217 ranks #2 of 4. See Head Clerk across all of New Jersey →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$125,541 · 83

City of Worcester

$57,223 · 12

City of Boston

$44,831 · 45

Median total compensation for comparable Head Clerkroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Tammy Nesmith

Head Clerk/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$53,513

Sub-department: Essex and Newark Region
Base pay: $52,950
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $563
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,513
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: Nesmith, Tammy
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 139909
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $56,155
Year-to-Date Earnings: $53,513

At Children and Families, Tammy Nesmith serves as a Head Clerk within Essex and Newark Region. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,513. They are represented by Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.