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Child Support Officer in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 4 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Child Support Specialist Trainee, Child Support Specialist 1–3.

$58,222 – $122,832
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$91,060
median pay in NJ, all employers
34,210
workers in NJ (SOC 13-1199)

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
Child Support Specialist Trainee
Class 61970 · class description
Grade P95 (61970) · Trainee/Apprentice Titles, FY2027 Compensation Compendium (Appendix A)
$58,222 – $60,876 a year
Child Support Specialist 1
Class 61971 · class description
Grade P20 · ERG P – Professional 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
Child Support Specialist 2
Class 61972 · class description
Grade R23 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$72,896 – $106,798 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $72,896 a year
  • Step 2: $76,287 a year
  • Step 3: $79,677 a year
  • Step 4: $83,067 a year
  • Step 5: $86,457 a year
  • Step 6: $89,847 a year
  • Step 7: $93,237 a year
  • Step 8: $96,628 a year
  • Step 9: $100,018 a year
  • Step 10: $103,408 a year
  • Step 11: $106,798 a year
Child Support Specialist 3
Class 61973 · class description
Grade S26 · ERG S – Higher Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$83,582 – $122,832 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $83,582 a year
  • Step 2: $87,507 a year
  • Step 3: $91,432 a year
  • Step 4: $95,357 a year
  • Step 5: $99,282 a year
  • Step 6: $103,207 a year
  • Step 7: $107,132 a year
  • Step 8: $111,057 a year
  • Step 9: $114,982 a year
  • Step 10: $118,907 a year
  • Step 11: $122,832 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

Business Operations Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-1199) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers34,210
10th percentile$53,300
Median$91,060
90th percentile$151,170
National median, government employers$91,060

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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Child Support Officer page.

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