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%

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Similar departments

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Record list

Employees

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Ashley Vaivada

Legal Assistant I Office of Administrative Law/Office of Administrative Law

2024 total comp

$115,613

Sub-department: Office of Administrative Law
Base pay: $114,067
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,546
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,613
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Vaivada, Ashley N
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 137509
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $124,979
Year-to-Date Earnings: $115,613

Ashley Vaivada works as a Legal Assistant I Office of Administrative Law for Office of Administrative Law within Office of Administrative Law. Their hire date on record is null. Ashley earned $115,613 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Higher Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit S.

Kimberly Holmes

Administrative Law Judge/Office of Administrative Law

2024 total comp

$110,279

Sub-department: Office of Administrative Law
Base pay: $100,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,975
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,279
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Holmes, Kimberly K
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 10950
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $153,125
Year-to-Date Earnings: $110,279

Kimberly Holmes holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Office of Administrative Law within Office of Administrative Law. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $110,279. Union affiliation: Exempt - Unit X.