Sergeant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

249 employees hold this title in Law and Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $125,687, above the department median of $102,789.

Employees: 249
Total payroll: $31.6M
Role median: $125,687
Agency median: $102,789
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$63,149$142,106+

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

How total compensation varies among the 249 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Sergeant beyond New Jersey

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In New Jersey, the median of $125,687 ranks #10 of 18. See Sergeant across all of New Jersey →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$378,745 · 450

Los Angeles County

$355,009 · 1,144

New York Public Authorities

$200,647 · 211

$154,872 · 3,998

$151,436 · 147

$147,252 · 1,317

$137,644 · 22

$130,959 · 78

Median total compensation for comparable Sergeantroles 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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Cheree Berry

Sergeant/Law and Public Safety

2023 total comp

$105,957

Sub-department: State Police - Enlisted Personnel
Base pay: $91,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,548
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,957
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: State Troopers Non-Commissioned Officers (Stncoa) - Unit N
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Berry, Cheree M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14108
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $118,399
Year-to-Date Earnings: $105,957

Cheree Berry is a Sergeant at Law and Public Safety within State Police - Enlisted Personnel. Records show a hire date of null. 2023 total compensation came to $105,957. Union affiliation: State Troopers Non-Commissioned Officers (Stncoa) - Unit N.