New Jersey / Law and Public Safety

Agency file

Law and Public Safety

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

The Law and Public Safety provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2024, this agency had 3,271 employees with median total compensation of $102,789; the highest distinct record was $223,361.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $315M
Employees: 3,271
Median total: $102,789
Highest record: $223,361

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$168,921+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 3,271 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,789) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $85,951 (89%)
Overtime — $1,230 (1%)
Other — $9,125 (9%)
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

$47,277

$80,667

$102,789

$119,822

$133,128

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $133,128 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $47,277. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

625 · $90,054

314 · $119,822

247 · $125,687

239 · $108,287

208 · $106,110

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	$293.2M —	3,351 —	$94,650 —
2024	$315M ▲ 7.5%	3,271 ▼ 2.4%	$102,789 ▲ 8.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Safety Tennessee81% match
Public Safety Vermont68% match
Department of Public Safety Texas54% match

Record list

Employees

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Nicole Adams

Deputy Attorney General 1/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$150,022

Sub-department: Division of Law
Base pay: $144,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,495
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,022
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Adams, Nicole E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 129001
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $158,398
Year-to-Date Earnings: $150,022

Nicole Adams works as a Deputy Attorney General 1 for Law and Public Safety within Division of Law. Their hire date on record is null. Nicole earned $150,022 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z.

Joseph Schweitzer

Mgr2 Information Procg/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$149,952

Sub-department: Division of Civil Rights
Base pay: $147,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,830
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,952
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Schweitzer, Joseph
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 144731
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $150,901
Year-to-Date Earnings: $149,952

Joseph Schweitzer works as a Mgr2 Information Procg for Law and Public Safety within Division of Civil Rights. Their hire date on record is null. Joseph earned $149,952 in 2024. Union affiliation: Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Thomas Clark

Deputy Attorney General III/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$149,927

Sub-department: Division of Criminal Justice
Base pay: $146,555
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,371
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,927
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Clark, Thomas R
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 10130
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $154,226
Year-to-Date Earnings: $149,927

Thomas Clark holds the role of Deputy Attorney General III at Law and Public Safety within Division of Criminal Justice. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $149,927. They are represented by Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z.

Douglas Muraglia

Lieutenant/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,875

Sub-department: State Police - Enlisted Personnel
Base pay: $129,771
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,104
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,875
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: State Troopers Superior Officers (Stsoa) - Unit 9
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Muraglia, Douglas A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14978
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $139,026
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,875

Douglas Muraglia holds the role of Lieutenant at Law and Public Safety within State Police - Enlisted Personnel. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,875. Their bargaining unit is State Troopers Superior Officers (Stsoa) - Unit 9.

Jason Flint

Supervisor of Enforcement,Weights and Measures/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,743

Sub-department: Division of Consumer Affairs
Base pay: $107,461
Overtime: $1,332
Other pay: $39,950
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,743
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Law Enforcement Superior Officers - Unit J
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Flint, Jason
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 138171
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $118,179
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,743

At Law and Public Safety, Jason Flint serves as a Supervisor of Enforcement,Weights and Measures within Division of Consumer Affairs. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $148,743. Union affiliation: Law Enforcement Superior Officers - Unit J.

Nicholas Kant

Dpty Attorney Gnrl 2/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,721

Sub-department: Division of Law
Base pay: $145,954
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,768
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,721
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Kant, Nicholas
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102230
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $152,495
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,721

Nicholas Kant works as a Dpty Attorney Gnrl 2 for Law and Public Safety within Division of Law. Their hire date on record is null. Nicholas earned $148,721 in 2024. Union affiliation: Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Derrick Meyers

Spvg Adminv Anlt/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,150

Sub-department: State Police - Civilian Employees
Base pay: $145,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,810
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,150
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Meyers, Derrick N
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 127050
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $149,074
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,150

Derrick Meyers holds the role of Spvg Adminv Anlt at Law and Public Safety within State Police - Civilian Employees. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,150. They are represented by Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Christophe Testa

Spvg Adminv Anlt/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,150

Sub-department: State Police - Civilian Employees
Base pay: $145,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,810
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,150
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Testa, Christophe D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 127065
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $149,074
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,150

Christophe Testa holds the role of Spvg Adminv Anlt at Law and Public Safety within State Police - Civilian Employees. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,150. They are represented by Managerial (Represented-Ibew).

Kevin Terhune

Dpty Attorney Gnrl 3/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,144

Sub-department: Division of Law
Base pay: $144,779
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,144
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: null
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Terhune, Kevin A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 116379
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $149,074
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,144

Kevin Terhune holds the role of Dpty Attorney Gnrl 3 at Law and Public Safety within Division of Law. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,144. They are represented by null.

Carmen Rodriguez

Dpty Attorney Gnrl 3/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,144

Sub-department: Division of Law
Base pay: $144,779
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,144
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: null
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Rodriguez, Carmen A
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 13460
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $149,074
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,144

Carmen Rodriguez is a Dpty Attorney Gnrl 3 at Law and Public Safety within Division of Law. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $148,144. They are represented by null.

Jessica Palmer

Deputy Attorney General 1/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,087

Sub-department: Division of Law
Base pay: $148,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,087
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Palmer, Jessica
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 100046
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $158,398
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,087

Jessica Palmer works as a Deputy Attorney General 1 for Law and Public Safety within Division of Law. Their hire date on record is null. Jessica earned $148,087 in 2024. Union affiliation: Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z.

Luis Rodriguez

Sergeant First Class/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$148,051

Sub-department: State Police - Enlisted Personnel
Base pay: $128,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,104
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,051
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: State Troopers Non-Commissioned Officers (Stncoa) - Unit N
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Rodriguez, Luis
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 102212
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $136,540
Year-to-Date Earnings: $148,051

At Law and Public Safety, Luis Rodriguez serves as a Sergeant First Class within State Police - Enlisted Personnel. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $148,051. Union affiliation: State Troopers Non-Commissioned Officers (Stncoa) - Unit N.