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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 7 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Communications Operator Trainee, Communications Operator 1–3, Public Safety Telecommunicator Trainee, +2 more.

$46,727 – $92,953
state pay plan range, a year
7
classes in the state plan
$59,240
median pay in NJ, all employers
4,010
workers in NJ (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Jersey state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 11, 2026. These are the ranges New Jersey sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Communications Operator Trainee
Class 21801 · class description
Grade O99 (21801) · Single Rates, FY2027 Compensation Compendium (Appendix A)
$46,727 a year
Communications Operator 1
Class 21802 · class description
Grade O15 · ERG O – Operations, Maintenance and Services Unit (IFPTE): FY2027 salary schedule
$50,059 – $72,550 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $50,059 a year
  • Step 2: $52,308 a year
  • Step 3: $54,557 a year
  • Step 4: $56,806 a year
  • Step 5: $59,055 a year
  • Step 6: $61,304 a year
  • Step 7: $63,554 a year
  • Step 8: $65,803 a year
  • Step 9: $68,052 a year
  • Step 10: $70,301 a year
  • Step 11: $72,550 a year
Public Safety Telecommunicator Trainee
Class 06229 · class description
Grade O99 (06229) · Single Rates, FY2027 Compensation Compendium (Appendix A)
$50,059 a year
Public Safety Telecommunicator
Class 01297 · class description
Grade O16 · ERG O – Operations, Maintenance and Services Unit (IFPTE): FY2027 salary schedule
$52,308 – $75,954 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $52,308 a year
  • Step 2: $54,673 a year
  • Step 3: $57,038 a year
  • Step 4: $59,402 a year
  • Step 5: $61,767 a year
  • Step 6: $64,131 a year
  • Step 7: $66,496 a year
  • Step 8: $68,860 a year
  • Step 9: $71,225 a year
  • Step 10: $73,590 a year
  • Step 11: $75,954 a year
Communications Operator 2
Class 21803 · class description
Grade A16 · ERG A – Administrative and Clerical Services Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$53,282 – $77,371 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $53,282 a year
  • Step 2: $55,691 a year
  • Step 3: $58,099 a year
  • Step 4: $60,508 a year
  • Step 5: $62,917 a year
  • Step 6: $65,326 a year
  • Step 7: $67,735 a year
  • Step 8: $70,144 a year
  • Step 9: $72,553 a year
  • Step 10: $74,962 a year
  • Step 11: $77,371 a year
Senior Public Safety Telecommunicator
Class 05865 · class description
Grade O19 · ERG O – Operations, Maintenance and Services Unit (IFPTE): FY2027 salary schedule
$59,763 – $87,117 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $59,763 a year
  • Step 2: $62,499 a year
  • Step 3: $65,234 a year
  • Step 4: $67,969 a year
  • Step 5: $70,705 a year
  • Step 6: $73,440 a year
  • Step 7: $76,176 a year
  • Step 8: $78,911 a year
  • Step 9: $81,647 a year
  • Step 10: $84,382 a year
  • Step 11: $87,117 a year
Communications Operator 3
Class 21804 · class description
Grade R20 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$63,663 – $92,953 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $63,663 a year
  • Step 2: $66,592 a year
  • Step 3: $69,521 a year
  • Step 4: $72,450 a year
  • Step 5: $75,379 a year
  • Step 6: $78,308 a year
  • Step 7: $81,237 a year
  • Step 8: $84,166 a year
  • Step 9: $87,095 a year
  • Step 10: $90,024 a year
  • Step 11: $92,953 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Jersey, all employers Sourced

Public Safety Telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers4,010
10th percentile$46,080
Median$59,240
90th percentile$79,040
National median, government employers$54,440

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for New Jersey

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national 911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator page.

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