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Engineering Technician (DOT) in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 8 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Engineering Technician Apprentice, Engineering Technician 1–4.

$46,727 – $101,951
state pay plan range, a year
8
classes in the state plan
$70,650
median pay in NJ, all employers
760
workers in NJ (SOC 17-3022)

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
Engineering Technician Apprentice
Class 10119 · class description
Grade A13 · ERG A – Administrative and Clerical Services Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$46,727 – $67,528 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $46,727 a year
  • Step 2: $48,807 a year
  • Step 3: $50,887 a year
  • Step 4: $52,967 a year
  • Step 5: $55,047 a year
  • Step 6: $57,128 a year
  • Step 7: $59,208 a year
  • Step 8: $61,288 a year
  • Step 9: $63,368 a year
  • Step 10: $65,448 a year
  • Step 11: $67,528 a year
Engineering Technician 1
Class 10117 · class description
Grade A15 · ERG A – Administrative and Clerical Services Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$50,990 – $73,902 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $50,990 a year
  • Step 2: $53,282 a year
  • Step 3: $55,573 a year
  • Step 4: $57,864 a year
  • Step 5: $60,155 a year
  • Step 6: $62,446 a year
  • Step 7: $64,737 a year
  • Step 8: $67,028 a year
  • Step 9: $69,320 a year
  • Step 10: $71,611 a year
  • Step 11: $73,902 a year
Engineering Technician 2
Class 59956 · class description
Grade A15 · ERG A – Administrative and Clerical Services Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$50,990 – $73,902 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $50,990 a year
  • Step 2: $53,282 a year
  • Step 3: $55,573 a year
  • Step 4: $57,864 a year
  • Step 5: $60,155 a year
  • Step 6: $62,446 a year
  • Step 7: $64,737 a year
  • Step 8: $67,028 a year
  • Step 9: $69,320 a year
  • Step 10: $71,611 a year
  • Step 11: $73,902 a year
Engineering Technician 2
Class 10118 · class description
Grade A17 · ERG A – Administrative and Clerical Services Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$55,691 – $81,008 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $55,691 a year
  • Step 2: $58,222 a year
  • Step 3: $60,754 a year
  • Step 4: $63,286 a year
  • Step 5: $65,817 a year
  • Step 6: $68,349 a year
  • Step 7: $70,881 a year
  • Step 8: $73,412 a year
  • Step 9: $75,944 a year
  • Step 10: $78,476 a year
  • Step 11: $81,008 a year
Engineering Technician 3
Class 59955 · class description
Grade R17 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$55,691 – $81,008 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $55,691 a year
  • Step 2: $58,222 a year
  • Step 3: $60,754 a year
  • Step 4: $63,286 a year
  • Step 5: $65,817 a year
  • Step 6: $68,349 a year
  • Step 7: $70,881 a year
  • Step 8: $73,412 a year
  • Step 9: $75,944 a year
  • Step 10: $78,476 a year
  • Step 11: $81,008 a year
Engineering Technician 3
Class 10120 · class description
Grade R19 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$60,876 – $88,743 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $60,876 a year
  • Step 2: $63,663 a year
  • Step 3: $66,450 a year
  • Step 4: $69,236 a year
  • Step 5: $72,023 a year
  • Step 6: $74,810 a year
  • Step 7: $77,596 a year
  • Step 8: $80,383 a year
  • Step 9: $83,170 a year
  • Step 10: $85,956 a year
  • Step 11: $88,743 a year
Engineering Technician 4
Class 59954 · class description
Grade S20 · ERG S – Higher 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
Engineering Technician 4
Class 10122 · class description
Grade S22 · ERG S – Higher Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$69,668 – $101,951 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $69,668 a year
  • Step 2: $72,896 a year
  • Step 3: $76,125 a year
  • Step 4: $79,353 a year
  • Step 5: $82,581 a year
  • Step 6: $85,810 a year
  • Step 7: $89,038 a year
  • Step 8: $92,266 a year
  • Step 9: $95,494 a year
  • Step 10: $98,723 a year
  • Step 11: $101,951 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

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3022) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers760
10th percentile$43,200
Median$70,650
90th percentile$99,360
National median, government employers$67,040

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 Engineering Technician (DOT) page.

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