Agency file

Labor

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

The Labor supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2024, this agency had 1,163 employees with median total compensation of $76,404; the highest distinct record was $208,282.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $88.4M
Employees: 1,163
Median total: $76,404
Highest record: $208,282

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$166,322+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 1,163 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,404) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,676 (94%)
Overtime — $3,003 (4%)
Other — $1,326 (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

$31,341

$57,304

$76,404

$93,866

$117,230

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $117,230 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,341. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance

86 · $67,579

Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2

62 · $85,488

Fostr Grndprnts/Sr Citzn Program (Euc)

47 · $12,010

Senior Clms Adjdictr Disabls Determ

44 · $90,806

Clms Adjdictr Disabls Determn

42 · $66,863

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	$85.2M —	1,224 —	$68,522 —
2024	$88.4M ▲ 3.7%	1,163 ▼ 5.0%	$76,404 ▲ 11.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

James Kinney

Special Services/Labor

2023 total comp

$26,750

Sub-department: Unemployment and Disability - Intermittent & Hourly
Base pay: $26,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,750
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Special Services - Unit Q
Pay basis: Hourly
Middle name: P

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Kinney, James P
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 171126
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $50
Year-to-Date Earnings: $26,750

James Kinney works as a Special Services for Labor within Unemployment and Disability - Intermittent & Hourly. Their hire date on record is null. James earned $26,750 in 2023. Union affiliation: Special Services - Unit Q.

David Klein

Busns Representative 2/Labor

2024 total comp

$26,598

Sub-department: Labor Relations
Base pay: $26,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $372
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,598
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Klein, David L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 118313
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $89,145
Year-to-Date Earnings: $26,598

At Labor, David Klein serves as a Busns Representative 2 within Labor Relations. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $26,598. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jacquelyn Seay

Unemployment Clerk/Labor

2024 total comp

$26,239

Sub-department: Unemployment Income Security
Base pay: $24,903
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,336
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,239
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Seay, Jacquelyn L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 16746
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $53,955
Year-to-Date Earnings: $26,239

At Labor, Jacquelyn Seay serves as a Unemployment Clerk within Unemployment Income Security. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $26,239. Their bargaining unit is Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Timothy Boone

Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance/Labor

2024 total comp

$25,811

Sub-department: Unemployment Income Security
Base pay: $24,721
Overtime: $422
Other pay: $668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,811
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Boone, Timothy A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 165170
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $61,441
Year-to-Date Earnings: $25,811

At Labor, Timothy Boone serves as a Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance within Unemployment Income Security. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $25,811. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Ottis Smith

Coordinator, Employment and Training Programs/Labor

2024 total comp

$25,351

Sub-department: Labor Relations
Base pay: $3,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,362
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,351
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Smith, Ottis W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 130400
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $103,707
Year-to-Date Earnings: $25,351

At Labor, Ottis Smith serves as a Coordinator, Employment and Training Programs within Labor Relations. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $25,351. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Brian Cardino

District Supervisor Wage and Hour Compliance/Labor

2023 total comp

$25,087

Sub-department: Labor Relations & Workplace Standards
Base pay: $24,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,087
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Cardino, Brian J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 145490
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $86,518
Year-to-Date Earnings: $25,087

Brian Cardino holds the role of District Supervisor Wage and Hour Compliance at Labor within Labor Relations & Workplace Standards. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $25,087. Their bargaining unit is Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Ana Collazo

Senior Clerk Typist/Labor

2024 total comp

$24,382

Sub-department: Labor Relations & Workplace Standards
Base pay: $22,957
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,382
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Collazo, Ana C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 161688
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $41,536
Year-to-Date Earnings: $24,382

Ana Collazo holds the role of Senior Clerk Typist at Labor within Labor Relations & Workplace Standards. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $24,382. Their bargaining unit is Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Roberto Soberanis

Government Representative 1/Labor

2023 total comp

$24,058

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $6,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,043
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,058
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Soberanis, Roberto C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 154693
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $156,975
Year-to-Date Earnings: $24,058

Roberto Soberanis is a Government Representative 1 at Labor within Administrative Services. Records show a hire date of null. 2023 total compensation came to $24,058. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Eric Lathrop

Assistant Disability Insurance Supervisor/Labor

2023 total comp

$22,794

Sub-department: Unemployment Income Security
Base pay: $3,497
Overtime: $1,162
Other pay: $18,135
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,794
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: P

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Lathrop, Eric P
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 100456
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $91,277
Year-to-Date Earnings: $22,794

Eric Lathrop holds the role of Assistant Disability Insurance Supervisor at Labor within Unemployment Income Security. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $22,794. They are represented by Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Richard Serrano

Not Reported/Labor

2023 total comp

$22,750

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,750
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: N/A
Pay basis: Not listed
Middle name: E

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Serrano, Richard E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 120398
Record Type: Master
Year-to-Date Earnings: $22,750

Richard Serrano holds the role of Not Reported at Labor within Administrative Services. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $22,750. They are represented by N/A.

Joanne Psaras

Clerk/Labor

2024 total comp

$22,414

Sub-department: Disability Determinations
Base pay: $22,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,414
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Psaras, Joanne J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14504
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $38,339
Year-to-Date Earnings: $22,414

Joanne Psaras is a Clerk at Labor within Disability Determinations. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $22,414. They are represented by Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Joel Weisblatt

Chairman Public Employment Relations Commission/Labor

2024 total comp

$22,212

Sub-department: Labor Relations & Workplace Standards
Base pay: $9,519
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,692
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,212
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Weisblatt, Joel M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 118897
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $165,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $22,212

Joel Weisblatt is a Chairman Public Employment Relations Commission at Labor within Labor Relations & Workplace Standards. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $22,212. Their bargaining unit is Exempt - Unit X.

Beth Smith

Principal Examiner Unemployment Tax/Labor

2024 total comp

$21,922

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance and Disability
Base pay: $3,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,922
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Smith, Beth A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 13590
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $97,680
Year-to-Date Earnings: $21,922

Beth Smith is a Principal Examiner Unemployment Tax at Labor within Unemployment Insurance and Disability. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $21,922. Their bargaining unit is Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Chaim Respes

Government Representative 2/Labor

2023 total comp

$21,030

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $12,773
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,257
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,030
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: H

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Respes, Chaim H
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 166193
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $149,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $21,030

Chaim Respes is a Government Representative 2 at Labor within Administrative Services. Records show a hire date of null. 2023 total compensation came to $21,030. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Katelyn Ogden

Head Clerk/Labor

2024 total comp

$20,897

Sub-department: Labor Relations & Workplace Standards
Base pay: $20,510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $388
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,897
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ogden, Katelyn M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 138021
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $51,878
Year-to-Date Earnings: $20,897

Katelyn Ogden holds the role of Head Clerk at Labor within Labor Relations & Workplace Standards. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $20,897. Their bargaining unit is Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.

Carolyn Hall

Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance/Labor

2024 total comp

$20,814

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance and Disability
Base pay: $19,900
Overtime: $75
Other pay: $839
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,814
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

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As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hall, Carolyn
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14079
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $70,781
Year-to-Date Earnings: $20,814

Carolyn Hall holds the role of Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance at Labor within Unemployment Insurance and Disability. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $20,814. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.