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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Paul Kerrick

Captain/Law and Public Safety

2023 total comp

$35,788

Sub-department: State Police - Enlisted Personnel
Base pay: $18,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,788
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: null
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Kerrick, Paul F
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 1640
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $151,608
Year-to-Date Earnings: $35,788

Paul Kerrick holds the role of Captain at Law and Public Safety within State Police - Enlisted Personnel. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $35,788. Union affiliation: null.

Thomas Carter

Dpty Attorney Gnrl 4/Law and Public Safety

2023 total comp

$35,624

Sub-department: Division of Law
Base pay: $29,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,749
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,624
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: null
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Carter, Thomas W
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 145681
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $91,734
Year-to-Date Earnings: $35,624

Thomas Carter works as a Dpty Attorney Gnrl 4 for Law and Public Safety within Division of Law. Their hire date on record is null. Thomas earned $35,624 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is null.

Yong Pu

Frnsc Scintst 1/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$35,424

Sub-department: State Police - Civilian Employees
Base pay: $34,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,424
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: Pu, Yong
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 118348
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $102,454
Year-to-Date Earnings: $35,424

Yong Pu works as a Frnsc Scintst 1 for Law and Public Safety within State Police - Civilian Employees. Their hire date on record is null. Yong earned $35,424 in 2024. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Michael Sullivan

Deputy Attorney General IV/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$35,421

Sub-department: Division of Criminal Justice
Base pay: $35,421
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,421
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Sullivan, Michael J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 142815
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $102,720
Year-to-Date Earnings: $35,421

At Law and Public Safety, Michael Sullivan serves as a Deputy Attorney General IV within Division of Criminal Justice. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $35,421. Their bargaining unit is Deputy Attorneys General - Unit Z.