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

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.

Oah District of Columbia75% match
State Office of Administrative Hearings Texas71% match
Workers' Compensation, State Board Of Georgia42% match
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Record list

Employees

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Melissa Morgan

Confidential Assistant/Office of Administrative Law

2024 total comp

$82,754

Sub-department: Office of Administrative Law
Base pay: $81,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $945
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,754
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Exempt - Unit X
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Morgan, Melissa L
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 10659
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $83,588
Year-to-Date Earnings: $82,754

Melissa Morgan works as a Confidential Assistant for Office of Administrative Law within Office of Administrative Law. Their hire date on record is null. Melissa earned $82,754 in 2024. They are represented by Exempt - Unit X.