Agency file

Education

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

The Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2024, this agency had 287 employees with median total compensation of $109,895; the highest distinct record was $177,321.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $28.4M
Employees: 287
Median total: $109,895
Highest record: $177,321

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$159$165,434+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 287 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($109,895) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $96,864 (98%)
Overtime — $379 (0%)
Other — $1,794 (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

$40,371

$69,576

$109,895

$129,429

$153,446

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $153,446 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,371. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Education Program Development Specialist 2

31 · $116,663

Special Services

23 · $8,417

Government Representative 2

21 · $130,452

Government Representative 1

20 · $153,446

Planning Associate 2

18 · $118,146

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	$26.8M —	296 —	$99,421 —
2024	$28.4M ▲ 6.2%	287 ▼ 3.0%	$109,895 ▲ 10.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Danita Greene

Confidential Clerk/Education

2024 total comp

$61,839

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $61,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $707
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,839
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Greene, Danita L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 134288
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $62,461
Year-to-Date Earnings: $61,839

At Education, Danita Greene serves as a Confidential Clerk within Central Office. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,839. Their bargaining unit is Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Mindy Green

County School Business Administrator/Education

2024 total comp

$61,600

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $61,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,600
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: Green, Mindy A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 124310
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $133,981
Year-to-Date Earnings: $61,600

Mindy Green works as a County School Business Administrator for Education within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. Mindy earned $61,600 in 2024. Union affiliation: Managerial - Unit M.

Kristen Bailey

Secretarial Assistant 2/Education

2024 total comp

$60,714

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $60,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,714
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Bailey, Kristen M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 131575
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $61,441
Year-to-Date Earnings: $60,714

At Education, Kristen Bailey serves as a Secretarial Assistant 2 within Central Office. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,714. Union affiliation: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Kevin Stanton

Spvr Information Techngy Hlp Dsk/Education

2023 total comp

$60,365

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $37,716
Overtime: $372
Other pay: $22,277
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,365
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, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Stanton, Kevin
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 13907
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $103,620
Year-to-Date Earnings: $60,365

Kevin Stanton is a Spvr Information Techngy Hlp Dsk at Education within Central Office. Records show a hire date of null. 2023 total compensation came to $60,365. Their bargaining unit is Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Quentin Lorentzen

Building Services Coordinator 2/Education

2024 total comp

$60,097

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $58,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,189
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,097
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: Lorentzen, Quentin
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 121978
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $62,031
Year-to-Date Earnings: $60,097

Quentin Lorentzen is a Building Services Coordinator 2 at Education within Central Office. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $60,097. Their bargaining unit is Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Lisa Ansley

Secretary Assistant 1/Education

2024 total comp

$58,613

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $57,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $657
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,613
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ansley, Lisa
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 118380
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $60,433
Year-to-Date Earnings: $58,613

At Education, Lisa Ansley serves as a Secretary Assistant 1 within Central Office. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $58,613. Union affiliation: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Chari Breeden-Balaam

Project Specialist/Education

2024 total comp

$58,517

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $55,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,056
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,517
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: Breeden-Balaam, Chari
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 117543
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $103,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $58,517

Chari Breeden-Balaam holds the role of Project Specialist at Education within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $58,517. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Hanifa Barnes

Assistant Commissioner/Education

2023 total comp

$56,983

Sub-department: Central Office
Base pay: $56,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $862
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,983
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Barnes, Hanifa L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 114004
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $157,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $56,983

Hanifa Barnes holds the role of Assistant Commissioner at Education within Central Office. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $56,983. Union affiliation: Managerial - Unit M.

Maria Price

Residential Services Supervisor 2-10 Mos./Education

2024 total comp

$55,858

Sub-department: Marie H Katzenbach School for the Deaf
Base pay: $53,470
Overtime: $23
Other pay: $2,366
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,858
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Price, Maria C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102983
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $55,230
Year-to-Date Earnings: $55,858

Maria Price holds the role of Residential Services Supervisor 2-10 Mos. at Education within Marie H Katzenbach School for the Deaf. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,858. Their bargaining unit is Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.