Public Advocate

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

The Public Advocate is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $108,301; the highest distinct record was $149,916.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $872.1K
Employees: 8
Median total: $108,301
Highest record: $149,916

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$68,594$149,916+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($108,301) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $107,654 (99%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,358 (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

$96,793

$99,797

$108,301

$116,678

$123,711

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $123,711 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $96,793. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant Ombudsman, Corrections M/W

5 · $103,388

Assistant Division Director

1 · $149,916

Nrsg Cnsltnt

1 · $116,678

Management Assistant

1 · $68,594

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	$611.8K —	7 —	$87,917 —
2024	$872.1K ▲ 42.5%	8 ▲ 14.3%	$108,301 ▲ 23.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Karen Leonard

Assistant Ombudsman, Corrections M/W/Public Advocate

2024 total comp

$113,214

Sub-department: Division of Citizen Relations
Base pay: $111,952
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,263
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,214
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: Leonard, Karen M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 146185
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $116,075
Year-to-Date Earnings: $113,214

Karen Leonard works as a Assistant Ombudsman, Corrections M/W for Public Advocate within Division of Citizen Relations. Their hire date on record is null. Karen earned $113,214 in 2024. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.