Legal Specialist

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

11 employees hold this title in Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $102,815, above the department median of $73,445.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $102,815
Agency median: $73,445
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$26,522$134,731+

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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

Legal Specialist is held in 17 New Jersey departments. In Human Services, the median of $102,815 ranks #11 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of State Comptroller

$156,466 · 2

Treasury

$155,855 · 2

Banking and Insurance

$138,101 · 1

Juvenile Justice Commission

$134,670 · 2

Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

$132,569 · 1

Health and Senior Services

$121,613 · 1

Civil Service Commission

$120,652 · 1

Community Affairs

$119,810 · 1

Corrections

$115,789 · 6

Military and Veterans Affairs

$107,288 · 2

Null

$98,001 · 6

Law and Public Safety

$94,113 · 15

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

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Legal Specialist beyond New Jersey

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New Jersey, the median of $109,333 ranks #1 of 2. See Legal Specialist across all of New Jersey →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

$19,253 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Specialistroles 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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Jessica Laine

Legal Specialist/Human Services

2024 total comp

$111,428

Sub-department: Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services
Base pay: $111,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,428
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Laine, Jessica R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 113168
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $113,850
Year-to-Date Earnings: $111,428

Jessica Laine is a Legal Specialist at Human Services within Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $111,428. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.