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Fire / Arson Investigator in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 1 job class for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Fire Investigator.

$83,582 – $122,832
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$60,100
median pay in NJ, all employers
1,290
workers in NJ (SOC 33-2021)

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
Fire Investigator
Class 32187 · class description
Grade P26
$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

Schedule: ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule. 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

Fire Inspectors and Investigators (SOC 33-2021) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers1,290
10th percentile$43,880
Median$60,100
90th percentile$104,670
National median, government employers$76,670

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.

Employers in New Jersey

170 fire departments in New Jersey, largest Newark Fire Division, Jersey City Fire Department, Paterson Fire Department.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration (FEMA), National Fire Department Registry. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Fire / Arson Investigator page.

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