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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Ilaha Dorsey

Legal Specialist/Human Services

2024 total comp

$81,663

Sub-department: Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services
Base pay: $80,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $933
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,663
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Dorsey, Ilaha
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 172515
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $82,484
Year-to-Date Earnings: $81,663

Ilaha Dorsey works as a Legal Specialist for Human Services within Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services. Their hire date on record is null. Ilaha earned $81,663 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.