New Jersey / Community Affairs

Agency file

Community Affairs

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

The Community Affairs is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 411 employees with median total compensation of $77,894; the highest distinct record was $208,282.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $32.2M
Employees: 411
Median total: $77,894
Highest record: $208,282

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$151,574+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 411 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,894) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $76,117 (97%)
Overtime — $686 (1%)
Other — $1,495 (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

$35,834

$59,569

$77,894

$99,694

$116,450

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,450 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,834. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fld Representative Hsng, Hsng Asstc Program

34 · $63,689

Construction Official

26 · $115,137

Special Services

23 · $21,540

Inspector 1 Mulpl Dwlgs

22 · $68,760

Subcd Ofcl

20 · $98,515

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	$30.1M —	419 —	$71,695 —
2024	$32.2M ▲ 6.9%	411 ▼ 1.9%	$77,894 ▲ 8.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jacquelyn Suarez

Commissioner/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$208,282

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $206,936
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,346
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $208,282
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: Suarez, Jacquelyn
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 140161
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $210,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $208,282

Jacquelyn Suarez is a Commissioner at Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $208,282. Union affiliation: Managerial - Unit M.

Kia King

Chief of Staff/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$181,118

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $181,118
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,118
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: King, Kia
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 106928
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $195,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $181,118

Kia King holds the role of Chief of Staff at Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,118. They are represented by Managerial - Unit M.

Janel Winter

Assistant Commissioner/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$167,892

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $167,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,892
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: Winter, Janel
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 112408
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $176,157
Year-to-Date Earnings: $167,892

At Community Affairs, Janel Winter serves as a Assistant Commissioner within Community Affairs. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,892. Union affiliation: Managerial - Unit M.

Carmine Giangeruso

Chief Bur of Cd Enf/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$164,782

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $137,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,973
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,782
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Giangeruso, Carmine
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14768
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $147,132
Year-to-Date Earnings: $164,782

Carmine Giangeruso is a Chief Bur of Cd Enf at Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $164,782. Their bargaining unit is Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Vera Ricciardi

Division Director, Department of Community Affairs/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$164,407

Sub-department: Community Affairs, Non State Funded Payroll
Base pay: $164,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,407
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ricciardi, Vera E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 132559
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $164,407

Vera Ricciardi holds the role of Division Director, Department of Community Affairs at Community Affairs within Community Affairs, Non State Funded Payroll. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $164,407. They are represented by Managerial - Unit M.

Edward Smith

Division Director, Department of Community Affairs/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$163,714

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $163,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,714
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Smith, Edward M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 107575
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $163,714

Edward Smith holds the role of Division Director, Department of Community Affairs at Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $163,714. Their bargaining unit is Managerial - Unit M.

Richard Mikutsky

Division Director, Department of Community Affairs/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$153,293

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $153,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,293
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Mikutsky, Richard J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 156017
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $160,839
Year-to-Date Earnings: $153,293

At Community Affairs, Richard Mikutsky serves as a Division Director, Department of Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,293. They are represented by Managerial - Unit M.

Paul Palamattam

Manager 2 Fiscal Resources/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$152,291

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $152,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,291
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Palamattam, Paul M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 134121
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $152,291

Paul Palamattam is a Manager 2 Fiscal Resources at Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $152,291. Their bargaining unit is Managerial - Unit M.

Christopher Brown

Government Representative 2/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$151,574

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $151,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,574
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: Brown, Christopher A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 117325
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $162,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $151,574

Christopher Brown is a Government Representative 2 at Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $151,574. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Christine Campbell

Division Director/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$146,700

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $134,805
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,895
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,700
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Campbell, Christine A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 126440
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $160,839
Year-to-Date Earnings: $146,700

Christine Campbell works as a Division Director for Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Their hire date on record is null. Christine earned $146,700 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Managerial - Unit M.

Lisa Manzi-Pucci

Manager 2 Hmn Rsrces/Community Affairs

2024 total comp

$146,220

Sub-department: Community Affairs
Base pay: $143,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,774
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,220
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Manzi-Pucci, Lisa D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102947
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $147,132
Year-to-Date Earnings: $146,220

Lisa Manzi-Pucci holds the role of Manager 2 Hmn Rsrces at Community Affairs within Community Affairs. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $146,220. Their bargaining unit is Managerial (Represented-Ibew).