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

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Enoch Utuk

Social Worker 1/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$83,751

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $82,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,751
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Utuk, Enoch N
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 101508
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $84,039
Year-to-Date Earnings: $83,751

Enoch Utuk works as a Social Worker 1 for Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Their hire date on record is null. Enoch earned $83,751 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

John Sutton

Institutional Trade Instructor 2/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$83,382

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $66,078
Overtime: $14,949
Other pay: $2,354
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,382
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Sutton, John R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 140645
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $67,776
Year-to-Date Earnings: $83,382

John Sutton works as a Institutional Trade Instructor 2 for Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Their hire date on record is null. John earned $83,382 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.

D Borrero-Melenedez

Senior Correctional Police Officer Jjc/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$82,743

Sub-department: New Jersey Training School/Civilian
Base pay: $59,108
Overtime: $22,236
Other pay: $1,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,743
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Borrero-Melenedez, D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 149214
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $91,334
Year-to-Date Earnings: $82,743

D Borrero-Melenedez 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 $82,743. Their bargaining unit is Law Enforcement, Corrections (Pba) - Unit L.

Steven Callahan

Institutional Trade Instructor 2/Juvenile Justice Commission

2024 total comp

$82,603

Sub-department: Community Programs
Base pay: $66,078
Overtime: $14,180
Other pay: $2,345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,603
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Callahan, Steven J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 165620
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $67,776
Year-to-Date Earnings: $82,603

Steven Callahan works as a Institutional Trade Instructor 2 for Juvenile Justice Commission within Community Programs. Their hire date on record is null. Steven earned $82,603 in 2024. Union affiliation: Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (Afscme) - Unit H.