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

Danielle Ippolito

Principal Clerk Typist/Labor

2024 total comp

$33,914

Sub-department: Unemployment Income Security
Base pay: $33,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $640
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,914
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Ippolito, Danielle M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 106031
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $56,541
Year-to-Date Earnings: $33,914

Danielle Ippolito works as a Principal Clerk Typist for Labor within Unemployment Income Security. Their hire date on record is null. Danielle earned $33,914 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Naureen Jaffery

Public Employment Relations Specialist 3/Labor

2024 total comp

$33,813

Sub-department: Labor Relations & Workplace Standards
Base pay: $33,813
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,813
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit, Exempt - Unit Y
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Jaffery, Naureen F
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 138617
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $98,057
Year-to-Date Earnings: $33,813

At Labor, Naureen Jaffery serves as a Public Employment Relations Specialist 3 within Labor Relations & Workplace Standards. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,813. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit, Exempt - Unit Y.

Samantha Turner

Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance/Labor

2024 total comp

$33,397

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance and Disability
Base pay: $31,325
Overtime: $1,404
Other pay: $668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,397
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: Turner, Samantha
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 144360
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $61,441
Year-to-Date Earnings: $33,397

Samantha Turner works as a Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance for Labor within Unemployment Insurance and Disability. Their hire date on record is null. Samantha earned $33,397 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Safiyyah Johnson

Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance/Labor

2024 total comp

$32,826

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance and Disability
Base pay: $32,152
Overtime: $45
Other pay: $629
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,826
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Johnson, Safiyyah R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 168863
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $59,078
Year-to-Date Earnings: $32,826

Safiyyah Johnson works as a Claims Examiner, Unemployment & Disability Insurance for Labor within Unemployment Insurance and Disability. Their hire date on record is null. Safiyyah earned $32,826 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Zoe Narmah

Interviewer/Labor

2024 total comp

$31,563

Sub-department: Labor Relations
Base pay: $31,563
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,563
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: Narmah, Zoe
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 114397
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $51,988
Year-to-Date Earnings: $31,563

Zoe Narmah works as a Interviewer for Labor within Labor Relations. Their hire date on record is null. Zoe earned $31,563 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Amanda Modale

Coordinator, Employment and Training Programs/Labor

2024 total comp

$31,341

Sub-department: Labor Relations
Base pay: $30,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,229
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,341
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Modale, Amanda A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102178
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $107,247
Year-to-Date Earnings: $31,341

Amanda Modale works as a Coordinator, Employment and Training Programs for Labor within Labor Relations. Their hire date on record is null. Amanda earned $31,341 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Karen Graddy

Labor Market Analyst 4/Labor

2023 total comp

$31,090

Sub-department: Labor Relations
Base pay: $27,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,796
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,090
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Graddy, Karen D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 13916
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $74,906
Year-to-Date Earnings: $31,090

Karen Graddy holds the role of Labor Market Analyst 4 at Labor within Labor Relations. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $31,090. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Jerrold Jacobson

Employment and Training Specialist 1/Labor

2024 total comp

$30,612

Sub-department: Administrative Services
Base pay: $12,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,612
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Jacobson, Jerrold S
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 100708
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $97,680
Year-to-Date Earnings: $30,612

Jerrold Jacobson works as a Employment and Training Specialist 1 for Labor within Administrative Services. Their hire date on record is null. Jerrold earned $30,612 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Chester Hairston

Senior Postal Clerk/Labor

2024 total comp

$30,389

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance and Disability
Base pay: $27,795
Overtime: $744
Other pay: $1,850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,389
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hairston, Chester
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 129397
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $51,619
Year-to-Date Earnings: $30,389

Chester Hairston is a Senior Postal Clerk at Labor within Unemployment Insurance and Disability. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $30,389. Their bargaining unit is Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.

Frances Clark

Dta Entry Oprtr 2/Labor

2024 total comp

$29,080

Sub-department: Unemployment Income Security
Base pay: $23,824
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,256
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,080
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Clark, Frances
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 120135
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $51,619
Year-to-Date Earnings: $29,080

Frances Clark holds the role of Dta Entry Oprtr 2 at Labor within Unemployment Income Security. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $29,080. Union affiliation: Administrative and Clerical Services (Cwa) - Unit A.