Environmental Scientist (government) in New Jersey

$60,876 – $155,359

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$79,210

median pay in NJ, all employers

3,150

workers in NJ (SOC 19-2041)

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 grade	Published rate
Environmental Specialist 1 Class 15852 · class description Grade P19 · ERG P – Professional 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
Environmental Specialist 1 Class 12522 · 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
Environmental Scientist 1 Class 15871 · class description Grade P22 · ERG P – Professional 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
Environmental Specialist 2 Class 15853 · class description Grade P22 · ERG P – Professional 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
Environmental Scientist 4 Class 15869 Grade P23 · ERG P – Professional 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
Environmental Specialist 2 Class 12523 · class description Grade P23 · ERG P – Professional 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
Environmental Scientist 2 Class 15872 · class description Grade P25 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$79,844 – $117,228 a year 11 steps Step 1: $79,844 a year Step 2: $83,582 a year Step 3: $87,320 a year Step 4: $91,059 a year Step 5: $94,797 a year Step 6: $98,536 a year Step 7: $102,274 a year Step 8: $106,013 a year Step 9: $109,751 a year Step 10: $113,490 a year Step 11: $117,228 a year
Environmental Specialist 3 Class 15854 · class description Grade R25 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$79,844 – $117,228 a year 11 steps Step 1: $79,844 a year Step 2: $83,582 a year Step 3: $87,320 a year Step 4: $91,059 a year Step 5: $94,797 a year Step 6: $98,536 a year Step 7: $102,274 a year Step 8: $106,013 a year Step 9: $109,751 a year Step 10: $113,490 a year Step 11: $117,228 a year
Environmental Scientist 3 Class 15876 · class description Grade P26 · ERG P – Professional 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
Environmental Specialist 3 Class 12524 · class description Grade R26 · ERG R – Primary 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
Environmental Scientist 3 Class 15873 · class description Grade P28 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$91,628 – $134,900 a year 11 steps Step 1: $91,628 a year Step 2: $95,955 a year Step 3: $100,283 a year Step 4: $104,610 a year Step 5: $108,937 a year Step 6: $113,264 a year Step 7: $117,592 a year Step 8: $121,919 a year Step 9: $126,246 a year Step 10: $130,573 a year Step 11: $134,900 a year
Environmental Specialist 4 Class 15855 · class description Grade S28 · ERG S – Higher Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$91,628 – $134,900 a year 11 steps Step 1: $91,628 a year Step 2: $95,955 a year Step 3: $100,283 a year Step 4: $104,610 a year Step 5: $108,937 a year Step 6: $113,264 a year Step 7: $117,592 a year Step 8: $121,919 a year Step 9: $126,246 a year Step 10: $130,573 a year Step 11: $134,900 a year
Environmental Scientist 2 Class 15878 · class description Grade P29 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$95,955 – $141,386 a year 11 steps Step 1: $95,955 a year Step 2: $100,498 a year Step 3: $105,042 a year Step 4: $109,585 a year Step 5: $114,128 a year Step 6: $118,671 a year Step 7: $123,214 a year Step 8: $127,757 a year Step 9: $132,300 a year Step 10: $136,843 a year Step 11: $141,386 a year
Environmental Specialist 4 Class 15856 · class description Grade S29 · ERG S – Higher Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$95,955 – $141,386 a year 11 steps Step 1: $95,955 a year Step 2: $100,498 a year Step 3: $105,042 a year Step 4: $109,585 a year Step 5: $114,128 a year Step 6: $118,671 a year Step 7: $123,214 a year Step 8: $127,757 a year Step 9: $132,300 a year Step 10: $136,843 a year Step 11: $141,386 a year
Environmental Scientist 4 Class 15874 · class description Grade R30 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$100,498 – $148,187 a year 11 steps Step 1: $100,498 a year Step 2: $105,267 a year Step 3: $110,036 a year Step 4: $114,805 a year Step 5: $119,574 a year Step 6: $124,343 a year Step 7: $129,111 a year Step 8: $133,880 a year Step 9: $138,649 a year Step 10: $143,418 a year Step 11: $148,187 a year
Environmental Scientist 1 Class 15880 Grade R31 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule	$105,267 – $155,359 a year 11 steps Step 1: $105,267 a year Step 2: $110,276 a year Step 3: $115,286 a year Step 4: $120,295 a year Step 5: $125,304 a year Step 6: $130,313 a year Step 7: $135,322 a year Step 8: $140,331 a year Step 9: $145,341 a year Step 10: $150,350 a year Step 11: $155,359 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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (SOC 19-2041) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	NJ
Workers	3,150
10th percentile	$52,760
Median	$79,210
90th percentile	$130,590
National median, government employers	$82,730

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.

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