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Environmental Compliance Inspector in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 2 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Environmental Compliance Inspector 2–1.

$59,763 – $101,951
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$100,000
median pay in NJ, all employers
13,310
workers in NJ (SOC 13-1041)

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
Environmental Compliance Inspector 2
Class 16289 · class description
Grade I19 · ERG I – Inspection and Security Unit (IFPTE and SEIU Local 32BJ): 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
Environmental Compliance Inspector 1
Class 16290 · class description
Grade R22 · ERG R – Primary 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

Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers13,310
10th percentile$58,860
Median$100,000
90th percentile$158,540
National median, government employers$80,810

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 Environmental Compliance Inspector page.

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