New Jersey / Office of Administrative Law

Agency file

Office of Administrative Law

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

The Office of Administrative Law provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2024, this agency had 54 employees with median total compensation of $123,574; the highest distinct record was $178,984.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $6.5M
Employees: 54
Median total: $123,574
Highest record: $178,984

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$175,599+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 54 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,574) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $119,826 (99%)
Overtime — $232 (0%)
Other — $910 (1%)
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

$56,432

$72,731

$123,574

$173,104

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $173,104 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,432. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Administrative Law Judge

26 · $173,104

Judcl Spprt Spclst Oal

8 · $62,004

Special Services

3 · $0

Adminv Anlt 4

2 · $84,875

Manager 2 Oal

1 · $128,122

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	$6M —	52 —	$116,749 —
2024	$6.5M ▲ 8.7%	54 ▲ 3.8%	$123,574 ▲ 5.8%

Compare

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Oah District of Columbia75% match
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Record list

Employees

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Dana Petroni

Legal Assistant III Office of Administrative Law/Office of Administrative Law

2024 total comp

$99,148

Sub-department: Office of Administrative Law
Base pay: $96,859
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,290
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,148
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Petroni, Dana L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 145430
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $98,964
Year-to-Date Earnings: $99,148

Dana Petroni is a Legal Assistant III Office of Administrative Law at Office of Administrative Law within Office of Administrative Law. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $99,148. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

William Bayles

Rules Analyst Administrative Procedure/Office of Administrative Law

2024 total comp

$98,203

Sub-department: Office of Administrative Law
Base pay: $97,097
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,106
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,203
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Bayles, William M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 141794
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $101,098
Year-to-Date Earnings: $98,203

William Bayles is a Rules Analyst Administrative Procedure at Office of Administrative Law within Office of Administrative Law. Records show a hire date of null. 2024 total compensation came to $98,203. They are represented by Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Sharon Jeffers

Spvg Judcl Spprt Spclst Oal/Office of Administrative Law

2024 total comp

$95,458

Sub-department: Office of Administrative Law
Base pay: $91,264
Overtime: $3,174
Other pay: $1,021
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,458
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Jeffers, Sharon E
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 14145
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $93,368
Year-to-Date Earnings: $95,458

Sharon Jeffers holds the role of Spvg Judcl Spprt Spclst Oal at Office of Administrative Law within Office of Administrative Law. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $95,458. Union affiliation: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.