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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James Varick

Lieutenant/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$164,527

Sub-department: State Police - Enlisted Personnel
Base pay: $145,422
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,104
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,527
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: State Troopers Superior Officers (Stsoa) - Unit 9
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Varick, James E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14429
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $147,968
Year-to-Date Earnings: $164,527

James Varick works as a Lieutenant for Law and Public Safety within State Police - Enlisted Personnel. Their hire date on record is null. James earned $164,527 in 2024. They are represented by State Troopers Superior Officers (Stsoa) - Unit 9.

Kristen Sleeper

Senior Executive Service/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$164,407

Sub-department: Office of the Attorney General
Base pay: $164,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,407
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Sleeper, Kristen G
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 11012
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $164,407

At Law and Public Safety, Kristen Sleeper serves as a Senior Executive Service within Office of the Attorney General. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $164,407. Their bargaining unit is Managerial - Unit M.

Elizabeth Lawrence

Special Investigator Department of Law and Public Safety/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$164,407

Sub-department: Victims of Crime Compensation Office
Base pay: $164,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,407
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: Lawrence, Elizabeth
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 147145
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $164,407

Elizabeth Lawrence holds the role of Special Investigator Department of Law and Public Safety at Law and Public Safety within Victims of Crime Compensation Office. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $164,407. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.

Jeremy Hollander

Deputy Director,Division of Consumer Affairs/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$164,407

Sub-department: Division of Consumer Affairs
Base pay: $164,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,407
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Hollander, Jeremy
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 157174
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $164,407

Jeremy Hollander works as a Deputy Director,Division of Consumer Affairs for Law and Public Safety within Division of Consumer Affairs. Their hire date on record is null. Jeremy earned $164,407 in 2024. Union affiliation: Managerial - Unit M.

Alyssa Bloom

Assistant Attorney General/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$163,694

Sub-department: Division of Criminal Justice
Base pay: $159,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,443
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,694
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Bloom, Alyssa E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 123868
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $187,450
Year-to-Date Earnings: $163,694

Alyssa Bloom works as a Assistant Attorney General for Law and Public Safety within Division of Criminal Justice. Their hire date on record is null. Alyssa earned $163,694 in 2024. Union affiliation: Managerial - Unit M.

Timothy Effinger

Lieutenant/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$162,815

Sub-department: State Police - Enlisted Personnel
Base pay: $143,711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,104
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,815
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: State Troopers Superior Officers (Stsoa) - Unit 9
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Effinger, Timothy J
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 11293
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $147,968
Year-to-Date Earnings: $162,815

Timothy Effinger is a Lieutenant at Law and Public Safety within State Police - Enlisted Personnel. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $162,815. Union affiliation: State Troopers Superior Officers (Stsoa) - Unit 9.

Michael Grillo

Assistant Attorney General/Law and Public Safety

2024 total comp

$161,989

Sub-department: Division of Criminal Justice
Base pay: $155,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,743
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,989
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Grillo, Michael D
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 15254
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $187,450
Year-to-Date Earnings: $161,989

Michael Grillo is a Assistant Attorney General at Law and Public Safety within Division of Criminal Justice. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $161,989. Their bargaining unit is Managerial - Unit M.