New Jersey / Children and Families

Agency file

Children and Families

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

The Children and Families is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 2,429 employees with median total compensation of $85,978; the highest distinct record was $201,099.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $204.9M
Employees: 2,429
Median total: $85,978
Highest record: $201,099

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$147,286+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 2,429 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,978) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $78,692 (93%)
Overtime — $1,717 (2%)
Other — $3,955 (5%)
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

$47,840

$69,881

$85,978

$100,091

$117,490

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $117,490 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $47,840. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Family Service Specialist 2

784 · $83,156

Family Service Specialist 1

425 · $96,796

Supervising Family Service Specialist 2

175 · $109,895

Program Support Specialist II Youth and Family Services

91 · $84,550

Assistant Fmly Service Worker 2

74 · $51,455

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	$196.3M —	2,600 —	$77,003 —
2024	$204.9M ▲ 4.4%	2,429 ▼ 6.6%	$85,978 ▲ 11.7%

Record list

Employees

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Gina Cordelle

Family Service Specialist 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,414

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $87,249
Overtime: $4,192
Other pay: $974
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,414
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Cordelle, Gina M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 132105
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $89,145
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,414

Gina Cordelle holds the role of Family Service Specialist 2 at Children and Families within Southern Region. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,414. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Aqueelah Shabazz

Family Service Specialist 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,370

Sub-department: Essex and Newark Region
Base pay: $84,299
Overtime: $7,097
Other pay: $974
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,370
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: Shabazz, Aqueelah A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 139138
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $86,131
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,370

Aqueelah Shabazz works as a Family Service Specialist 2 for Children and Families within Essex and Newark Region. Their hire date on record is null. Aqueelah earned $92,370 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jazmine Parker

Family Service Specialist 1/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,367

Sub-department: Northern Region
Base pay: $90,671
Overtime: $688
Other pay: $1,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,367
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Parker, Jazmine S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 131969
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,457
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,367

At Children and Families, Jazmine Parker serves as a Family Service Specialist 1 within Northern Region. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,367. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Tara Morales

Invstgt 1 Chld Prtctn/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,364

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $85,410
Overtime: $471
Other pay: $6,483
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,364
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Morales, Tara
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 147633
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $88,549
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,364

Tara Morales works as a Invstgt 1 Chld Prtctn for Children and Families within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. Tara earned $92,364 in 2024. They are represented by Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Nora Marchei

Family Service Specialist 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,364

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $77,952
Overtime: $13,540
Other pay: $872
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,364
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: Marchei, Nora A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 154289
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $80,104
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,364

Nora Marchei is a Family Service Specialist 2 at Children and Families within Southern Region. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $92,364. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Ashley Marte

Family Service Specialist 1/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,361

Sub-department: Northern Region
Base pay: $76,581
Overtime: $569
Other pay: $15,210
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,361
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: Marte, Ashley A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 162347
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $81,176
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,361

Ashley Marte holds the role of Family Service Specialist 1 at Children and Families within Northern Region. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,361. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jacqueline Tucker

Teacher III 12 Months/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,359

Sub-department: Office of Education
Base pay: $90,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,581
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,359
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Tucker, Jacqueline J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 140281
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,457
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,359

Jacqueline Tucker works as a Teacher III 12 Months for Children and Families within Office of Education. Their hire date on record is null. Jacqueline earned $92,359 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Chase Burns

Fmly Service Spclst 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,339

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $91,243
Overtime: $66
Other pay: $1,030
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,339
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Burns, Chase N
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 130812
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $93,368
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,339

Chase Burns holds the role of Fmly Service Spclst 2 at Children and Families within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,339. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Edward Holloway

Family Service Specialist 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,311

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $89,750
Overtime: $1,553
Other pay: $1,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,311
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: Holloway, Edward
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 120228
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $92,159
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,311

At Children and Families, Edward Holloway serves as a Family Service Specialist 2 within Southern Region. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,311. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Kevin Squires

Teacher III 12 Months/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,301

Sub-department: Office of Education
Base pay: $90,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,581
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,301
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Squires, Kevin D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 128688
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,457
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,301

Kevin Squires holds the role of Teacher III 12 Months at Children and Families within Office of Education. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,301. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Mya Thompson

Fmly Service Spclst 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,278

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $88,527
Overtime: $2,731
Other pay: $1,021
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,278
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Thompson, Mya L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 136976
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $93,368
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,278

Mya Thompson holds the role of Fmly Service Spclst 2 at Children and Families within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,278. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Christina Kuppler

Family Service Specialist 1/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,272

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $91,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,272
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: Kuppler, Christina
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 120621
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,457
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,272

Christina Kuppler holds the role of Family Service Specialist 1 at Children and Families within Southern Region. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,272. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Sheila Sanders

Program Support Specialist II Youth and Family Services/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,247

Sub-department: Children's Behavioral Health Services
Base pay: $91,214
Overtime: $59
Other pay: $974
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,247
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Sanders, Sheila T
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 136227
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,457
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,247

Sheila Sanders is a Program Support Specialist II Youth and Family Services at Children and Families within Children's Behavioral Health Services. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $92,247. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jacque Okoemu

Family Service Specialist 1/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,161

Sub-department: Northern Region
Base pay: $84,591
Overtime: $6,647
Other pay: $923
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,161
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Okoemu, Jacque M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 149528
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $87,817
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,161

Jacque Okoemu works as a Family Service Specialist 1 for Children and Families within Northern Region. Their hire date on record is null. Jacque earned $92,161 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Patricia Castillo

Family Service Specialist 1/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,121

Sub-department: Union/Middlesex Region
Base pay: $91,091
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,031
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,121
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: Castillo, Patricia
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 134223
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $94,457
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,121

At Children and Families, Patricia Castillo serves as a Family Service Specialist 1 within Union/Middlesex Region. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,121. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Bakir Brown

Invstgt 1 Chld Prtctn/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,079

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $86,416
Overtime: $4,690
Other pay: $974
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,079
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Brown, Bakir S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 136729
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $91,656
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,079

Bakir Brown works as a Invstgt 1 Chld Prtctn for Children and Families within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. Bakir earned $92,079 in 2024. Union affiliation: Inspection and Security (Ifpte) - Unit I.

Wilbert Meredith

Family Service Specialist 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,073

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $90,198
Overtime: $867
Other pay: $1,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,073
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: Meredith, Wilbert A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 109840
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $92,159
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,073

At Children and Families, Wilbert Meredith serves as a Family Service Specialist 2 within Southern Region. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,073. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Robert Kurtz

Government Representative 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,068

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $92,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,068
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Kurtz, Robert K
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 163043
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $96,600
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,068

At Children and Families, Robert Kurtz serves as a Government Representative 2 within Central Office. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,068. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Edward Mcnany

Government Representative 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,068

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $92,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,068
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Mcnany, Edward J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 163303
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $96,600
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,068

At Children and Families, Edward Mcnany serves as a Government Representative 2 within Central Office. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,068. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Roy Aycock

Government Representative 2/Children and Families

2024 total comp

$92,068

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $92,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,068
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Aycock, Roy E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 143739
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $96,600
Year-to-Date Earnings: $92,068

Roy Aycock works as a Government Representative 2 for Children and Families within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. Roy earned $92,068 in 2024. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.