Legal Specialist

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

15 employees hold this title in Law and Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $94,113, below the department median of $102,789.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $94,113
Agency median: $102,789
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$19,789$132,249+

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How total compensation varies among the 15 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 Law and Public Safety, the median of $94,113 ranks #13 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

Human Services

$102,815 · 11

Null

$98,001 · 6

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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E Hernandezdeluna

Legal Specialist/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$86,527

Sub-department: Division of Civil Rights
Base pay: $86,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,527
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: Hernandezdeluna, E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 100147
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $115,000
Year-to-Date Earnings: $86,527

E Hernandezdeluna is a Legal Specialist at Law and Public Safety within Division of Civil Rights. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $86,527. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.