Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

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

The Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 45 employees with median total compensation of $102,640; the highest distinct record was $208,282.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $4.5M
Employees: 45
Median total: $102,640
Highest record: $208,282

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$11,640$180,847+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 45 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,640) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $98,054 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,519 (2%)
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

$28,937

$80,471

$102,640

$122,522

$144,741

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $144,741 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $28,937. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

6 · $104,714

5 · $122,522

5 · $90,082

5 · $25,635

4 · $125,362

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	$4.3M —	51 —	$89,399 —
2024	$4.5M ▲ 4.7%	45 ▼ 11.8%	$102,640 ▲ 14.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Maria Prato

Director Cmmunctns/Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

2024 total comp

$80,471

Sub-department: Homeland Security & Domestic Preparedness
Base pay: $69,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,397
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,471
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial (Represented-Ibew)
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Prato, Maria C
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 160022
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $129,218
Year-to-Date Earnings: $80,471

Maria Prato holds the role of Director Cmmunctns at Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness within Homeland Security & Domestic Preparedness. Their hire date on record is null. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,471. Their bargaining unit is Managerial (Represented-Ibew).