THE POLICE INDEXNew Jersey pension records as of 2026-06-30

Police salaries in New Jersey, 2026

The middle base salary at 458 New Jersey police departments, from the state's own pension records for 33,303 officers. One page for each department and each county.

Middle base salary at the middle department
$119,594

Riverside Township Police, of 429 departments with 10 or more officers. The highest is $199,340 at East Rutherford Borough Police. Base salary for all ranks, without overtime.

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Atlantic County 17Bergen County 69Burlington County 30Camden County 32Cape May County 11Cumberland County 4Essex County 23Gloucester County 19Hudson County 13Hunterdon County 14Mercer County 11Middlesex County 25Monmouth County 44Morris County 37Ocean County 32Passaic County 17Salem County 7Somerset County 19Sussex County 12Union County 22Warren County 10

Highest middle salary: the 30 highest

East Rutherford Borough Police$199,340
Tenafly Borough Police$182,608
Carlstadt Borough Police$180,068
Hasbrouck Heights Borough Police$179,935
Englewood Cliffs Borough Police$175,630
Eatontown Borough Police$172,466
Closter Borough Police$171,964
Paramus Borough Police$171,477
Ridgewood Village Police$171,410
North Brunswick Township Police$171,406
Englewood City Police$170,520
Alpine Borough Police$168,784
South Brunswick Township Police$167,622
Saddle Brook Township Police$166,843
Brick Township Police$164,366
Cresskill Borough Police$163,724
Ridgefield Borough Police$163,343
River Vale Township Police$163,330
Mahwah Township Police$162,954
Moonachie Borough Police$162,610
Montvale Borough Police$161,934
Edgewater Borough Police$160,986
Monroe Township (Middlesex) Police$160,724
Harrington Park Borough Police$160,130
North Haledon Borough Police$160,104
Ringwood Borough Police$160,100
Norwood Borough Police$159,866
Lodi Borough Police$159,478
Midland Park Borough Police$158,648
Upper Saddle River Boro Police$158,582

Departments with 10 or more officers. The middle salary is the salary of the officer in the middle of the department when all are lined up by pay.

The 25 largest departments

Newark City Police1,073
Jersey City Police780
Paterson City Police395
Camden County Regional Police328
Elizabeth City Police327
Atlantic City Police291
Trenton City Police226
Woodbridge Township Police224
Bayonne City Police191
Edison Township Police190
Lakewood Township Police182
East Orange City Police179
Hamilton Township (Mercer) Police174
Clifton City Police173
Union City Police156
Vineland City Police151
New Brunswick City Police149
Irvington Township Police146
Passaic City Police145
Union Township (Union) Police144
Toms River Township Police142
Linden City Police142
Hoboken City Police141
Brick Township Police137
Rutgers University Police135

Officers in the police pension fund at each department.

The 20 lowest middle salaries

Oceanport Borough Police$75,912
Kean University Police$74,705
Palmyra Borough Police$74,156
Mount Holly Township Police$74,150
NJ Institute of Technology Police$74,000
Allendale Borough Police$73,066
Clinton Town Police$71,420
Lumberton Township Police$69,250
Jamesburg Borough Police$68,878
Brooklawn Borough Police$68,750
Mullica Township Police$68,434
Magnolia Borough Police$67,622
Plumsted Township Police$66,928
South Toms River Borough Police$65,836
Guttenberg Town Police$65,241
Sea Bright Boro Police$64,074
Cape May City Police$61,846
Stockton University Police$60,937
Springfield Township (Burl) Police$58,682
Chesterfield Township Police$55,075

County and state employers

South Woods Prison-Dept. Of Co$110,261
Northern State Prison$97,746
Department Of Correction$88,605
Garden St Recp & Youth Corr Ct$109,599
Camden Co Bd Of Chosen Frhldrs$100,580
State Parole Board$107,225
Correct-Bayside State Prison$117,539
Dept Of Corrections$114,231
Nj Transit Corporation$120,741
Corrections-Adult Diag. & Trea$117,539
East Jersey State Prison$117,539
Edna Mahan Corr Fac For Women$101,020
Midstate Correctional Facility$101,020
Div Of Criminal Justice$111,664
Somerset County_Finance Office$116,256
Dept Environmental Protection$108,938
Youth Jus Comm Central Office$108,959
Warren Co Bd Of Chosen Frhldrs$90,465
Youth Jus Comm. Central Office$117,539
Human Service Police$89,383
Princeton$121,944
Youth Jus Comm/Community Prog.$107,813
Division Of Taxation$122,383
Palisades Interstate Park Comm$97,674
Atlantic Highlands$132,418

Counties and state agencies also have officers in the police pension fund. The file does not say which are sheriff's officers, corrections officers or investigators, so they are listed here and not given department pages.

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Common questions

How much do police officers make in New Jersey?
It depends on the department. At the middle department of 429 with 10 or more officers, Riverside Township Police, the middle officer's base salary was $119,594 as of June 30, 2026. That counts every rank and leaves out overtime.
Which New Jersey police department pays the most?
By middle base salary among departments with 10 or more officers, East Rutherford Borough Police at $199,340, then Tenafly Borough Police at $182,608 and Carlstadt Borough Police at $180,068.
What is the largest police department in New Jersey?
Newark City Police with 1,073 officers in the police pension fund, then Jersey City Police with 780. The State Police have their own pension fund and are not in this file.
What this is: the salary each officer earns toward a pension, as their employer reported it to the state for the four most recent quarters before June 30, 2026. It is base salary for every rank from new officer to chief. The state file has no job titles, no overtime and no total pay, so a department with many senior officers shows a higher middle salary.

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Source: State of New Jersey, Division of Pensions, YourMoney Active Pension Members, as of June 30, 2026. Read Nov 14, 2026. Names in the source file are not used.