New Jersey / Juvenile Justice Commission

Agency file

Juvenile Justice Commission

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

The Juvenile Justice Commission handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2024, this agency had 374 employees with median total compensation of $87,769; the highest distinct record was $232,602.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $33.8M
Employees: 374
Median total: $87,769
Highest record: $232,602

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$198,054+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 374 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,769) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,262 (78%)
Overtime — $17,369 (19%)
Other — $2,794 (3%)
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

$38,779

$67,082

$87,769

$115,134

$150,994

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $150,994 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,779. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc

101 · $117,503

Senior Youth Worker

34 · $75,198

Institutional Trade Instructor 2

18 · $66,606

Youth Work Supervisor

16 · $84,091

Correctional Police Sergeant Jjc

14 · $151,970

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	$31.2M —	404 —	$76,368 —
2024	$33.8M ▲ 8.3%	374 ▼ 7.4%	$87,769 ▲ 14.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kyla Cooper

Community Program Specialist/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$65,858

Sub-department: Executive and Administration
Base pay: $65,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $731
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,858
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Cooper, Kyla M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 132274
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $67,234
Year-to-Date Earnings: $65,858

Kyla Cooper works as a Community Program Specialist for Juvenile Justice Commission within Executive and Administration. Their hire date on record is null. Kyla earned $65,858 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

John Halim

Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$65,758

Sub-department: New Jersey Training School/Civilian
Base pay: $45,505
Overtime: $17,488
Other pay: $2,766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,758
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Halim, John
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 156382
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $87,884
Year-to-Date Earnings: $65,758

John Halim holds the role of Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc at Juvenile Justice Commission within New Jersey Training School/Civilian. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $65,758. Their bargaining unit is Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L.

Glenn Taintor

Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc/Juvenile Justice Commission

2023 total comp

$65,086

Sub-department: New Jersey Training School/Custody
Base pay: $45,362
Overtime: $18,410
Other pay: $1,314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,086
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Taintor, Glenn A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 13982
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $99,491
Year-to-Date Earnings: $65,086

Glenn Taintor holds the role of Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc at Juvenile Justice Commission within New Jersey Training School/Custody. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $65,086. Their bargaining unit is Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L.

Keyon Laughinghouse

Youth Worker/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$65,002

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $35,457
Overtime: $27,478
Other pay: $2,066
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,002
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Laughinghouse, Keyon
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 164091
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $48,617
Year-to-Date Earnings: $65,002

At Juvenile Justice Commission, Keyon Laughinghouse serves as a Youth Worker within Community Programs. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $65,002. Their bargaining unit is Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Cathleen Bernhardt

Institutional Trade Instructor 2/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$64,931

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $49,816
Overtime: $5,798
Other pay: $9,317
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,931
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Bernhardt, Cathleen F
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 112850
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $72,450
Year-to-Date Earnings: $64,931

Cathleen Bernhardt holds the role of Institutional Trade Instructor 2 at Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $64,931. Union affiliation: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Brady Brown

Youth Worker/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$64,886

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $49,809
Overtime: $12,431
Other pay: $2,646
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,886
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Brown, Brady B
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 170272
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $52,267
Year-to-Date Earnings: $64,886

Brady Brown holds the role of Youth Worker at Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $64,886. Their bargaining unit is Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Patricia Shaw

Secretary Assistant 1/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$64,026

Sub-department: Executive and Administration
Base pay: $61,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,736
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,026
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Shaw, Patricia
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 10602
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $64,711
Year-to-Date Earnings: $64,026

Patricia Shaw holds the role of Secretary Assistant 1 at Juvenile Justice Commission within Executive and Administration. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $64,026. They are represented by Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Roderick Hayes

Senior Youth Worker/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$63,909

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $61,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,291
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,909
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hayes, Roderick H
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14144
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $63,201
Year-to-Date Earnings: $63,909

Roderick Hayes holds the role of Senior Youth Worker at Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,909. They are represented by Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Michael Hixson

Building Management Services Spclst 2/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$63,869

Sub-department: Executive and Administration
Base pay: $62,699
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,169
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,869
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hixson, Michael W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 145128
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $65,036
Year-to-Date Earnings: $63,869

Michael Hixson holds the role of Building Management Services Spclst 2 at Juvenile Justice Commission within Executive and Administration. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,869. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Sophia Trautman

Personnel Assistant III/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$63,477

Sub-department: Executive and Administration
Base pay: $62,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $672
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,477
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Trautman, Sophia G
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 142376
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $65,036
Year-to-Date Earnings: $63,477

Sophia Trautman holds the role of Personnel Assistant III at Juvenile Justice Commission within Executive and Administration. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,477. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Eliezer Zamot

Youth Worker/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$63,044

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $56,297
Overtime: $4,565
Other pay: $2,182
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,044
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Zamot, Eliezer
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 142307
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $57,743
Year-to-Date Earnings: $63,044

Eliezer Zamot works as a Youth Worker for Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Their hire date on record is null. Eliezer earned $63,044 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Jared Williams

Grounds Worker/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$62,523

Sub-department: Johnstone Campus/Civilian
Base pay: $42,548
Overtime: $18,779
Other pay: $1,196
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,523
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Operations, Maintenance and Services (Ifpte) - Unit O
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Williams, Jared L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 164144
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $44,223
Year-to-Date Earnings: $62,523

At Juvenile Justice Commission, Jared Williams serves as a Grounds Worker within Johnstone Campus/Civilian. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $62,523. Their bargaining unit is Operations, Maintenance and Services (Ifpte) - Unit O.

Ashley Velez

Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$62,058

Sub-department: Johnstone Campus/Civilian
Base pay: $32,737
Overtime: $20,921
Other pay: $8,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,058
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Velez, Ashley K
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 168685
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $80,982
Year-to-Date Earnings: $62,058

Ashley Velez is a Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc at Juvenile Justice Commission within Johnstone Campus/Civilian. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $62,058. They are represented by Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L.

Sherri Shields

Institutional Trade Instructor 2/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$61,426

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $56,278
Overtime: $2,991
Other pay: $2,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,426
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Shields, Sherri L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 124623
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $58,427
Year-to-Date Earnings: $61,426

Sherri Shields is a Institutional Trade Instructor 2 at Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $61,426. They are represented by Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Kim White

Secretary Assistant 1/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$61,209

Sub-department: New Jersey Training School/Civilian
Base pay: $60,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,209
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: White, Kim A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 144302
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $62,572
Year-to-Date Earnings: $61,209

Kim White holds the role of Secretary Assistant 1 at Juvenile Justice Commission within New Jersey Training School/Civilian. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $61,209. Their bargaining unit is Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Shawn Lee

Institutional Trade Instructor 2/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$60,911

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $48,641
Overtime: $11,338
Other pay: $931
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,911
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Lee, Shawn R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 143921
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $72,450
Year-to-Date Earnings: $60,911

At Juvenile Justice Commission, Shawn Lee serves as a Institutional Trade Instructor 2 within Community Programs. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,911. Their bargaining unit is Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Charles Willis

Senior Youth Worker/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$60,427

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $59,196
Overtime: $681
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,427
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Willis, Charles
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 103137
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $63,201
Year-to-Date Earnings: $60,427

At Juvenile Justice Commission, Charles Willis serves as a Senior Youth Worker within Community Programs. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,427. Their bargaining unit is Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

Kristian Czarnecki

Adminv Anlt 1/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$60,127

Sub-department: Executive and Administration
Base pay: $59,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $672
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,127
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: Czarnecki, Kristian
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 162348
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $62,031
Year-to-Date Earnings: $60,127

Kristian Czarnecki is a Adminv Anlt 1 at Juvenile Justice Commission within Executive and Administration. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $60,127. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Miguel Colon

Senior Youth Worker/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$60,107

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $42,488
Overtime: $15,327
Other pay: $2,291
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,107
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Colon, Miguel O
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 104049
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $63,201
Year-to-Date Earnings: $60,107

At Juvenile Justice Commission, Miguel Colon serves as a Senior Youth Worker within Community Programs. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,107. They are represented by Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.