New Jersey / Commission on Higher Education

Agency file

Commission on Higher Education

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

The Commission on Higher Education operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2024, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $95,664; the highest distinct record was $208,282.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $2M
Employees: 19
Median total: $95,664
Highest record: $208,282

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$14,773$208,282+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,664) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $101,503 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,574 (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

$68,204

$73,548

$95,664

$123,395

$149,884

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $149,884 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $68,204. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Government Representative 2

6 · $108,526

Division Director

2 · $109,149

Executive Director

1 · $208,282

Chief of Staff

1 · $161,118

Director Indpndnt Inst & Licnsr

1 · $149,884

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	$1.7M —	18 —	$87,603 —
2024	$2M ▲ 15.1%	19 ▲ 5.6%	$95,664 ▲ 9.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kathleen Comanto

Deputy Executive Director/Commission on Higher Education

2024 total comp

$85,873

Sub-department: Commission of Higher Education
Base pay: $69,173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,873
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Comanto, Kathleen
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 139630
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $85,873

Kathleen Comanto works as a Deputy Executive Director for Commission on Higher Education within Commission of Higher Education. Their hire date on record is null. Kathleen earned $85,873 in 2024. They are represented by Managerial - Unit M.

Lauren Banks

Confidential Secretary/Commission on Higher Education

2024 total comp

$85,109

Sub-department: Commission of Higher Education
Base pay: $84,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $969
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,109
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Banks, Lauren A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 137118
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $88,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $85,109

Lauren Banks works as a Confidential Secretary for Commission on Higher Education within Commission of Higher Education. Their hire date on record is null. Lauren earned $85,109 in 2024. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.