Transportation

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

The Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2024, this agency had 1,590 employees with median total compensation of $80,706; the highest distinct record was $178,144.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $125.5M
Employees: 1,590
Median total: $80,706
Highest record: $178,144

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$141,963+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 1,590 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,706) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,526 (89%)
Overtime — $6,754 (9%)
Other — $1,623 (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

$39,153

$62,729

$80,706

$98,688

$116,150

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,150 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,153. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Highway Oprtns Technician 2

140 · $66,475

Senior Engineer Transportation

122 · $91,302

Principal Engineer Transportation

79 · $103,061

Seasonal Employment Services

64 · $2,598

Construction and Maintenance Technician 1

62 · $61,754

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	$118.5M —	1,697 —	$70,358 —
2024	$125.5M ▲ 5.8%	1,590 ▼ 6.3%	$80,706 ▲ 14.7%

Record list

Employees

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Ali Kadhim

Principal Engineer Transportation/Transportation

2024 total comp

$136,656

Sub-department: Construction & Materials
Base pay: $101,467
Overtime: $29,022
Other pay: $6,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,656
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Kadhim, Ali M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 136108
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $103,673
Year-to-Date Earnings: $136,656

At Transportation, Ali Kadhim serves as a Principal Engineer Transportation within Construction & Materials. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2024 pay totaled $136,656. Union affiliation: Primary Level Supervisors (Cwa) - Unit R.