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Government Auditor in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 9 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Auditor 1–2.

$60,876 – $128,719
state pay plan range, a year
9
classes in the state plan
$100,830
median pay in NJ, all employers
42,250
workers in NJ (SOC 13-2011)

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
Auditor 1
Class 50962 · 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
Auditor 1
Class 51072 · 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
Auditor 3
Class 51075 · class description
Grade P21 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$66,592 – $97,354 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $66,592 a year
  • Step 2: $69,668 a year
  • Step 3: $72,744 a year
  • Step 4: $75,821 a year
  • Step 5: $78,897 a year
  • Step 6: $81,973 a year
  • Step 7: $85,049 a year
  • Step 8: $88,125 a year
  • Step 9: $91,202 a year
  • Step 10: $94,278 a year
  • Step 11: $97,354 a year
Auditor 2
Class 50963 · 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
Auditor 2
Class 51073 · 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
Auditor 2
Class 51076 · class description
Grade P24 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$76,287 – $111,856 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $76,287 a year
  • Step 2: $79,844 a year
  • Step 3: $83,401 a year
  • Step 4: $86,957 a year
  • Step 5: $90,514 a year
  • Step 6: $94,071 a year
  • Step 7: $97,628 a year
  • Step 8: $101,185 a year
  • Step 9: $104,742 a year
  • Step 10: $108,299 a year
  • Step 11: $111,856 a year
Auditor 3
Class 50964 · 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
Auditor 3
Class 51074 · 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
Auditor 1
Class 51077 · class description
Grade P27 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$87,507 – $128,719 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $87,507 a year
  • Step 2: $91,628 a year
  • Step 3: $95,749 a year
  • Step 4: $99,871 a year
  • Step 5: $103,992 a year
  • Step 6: $108,113 a year
  • Step 7: $112,234 a year
  • Step 8: $116,355 a year
  • Step 9: $120,476 a year
  • Step 10: $124,598 a year
  • Step 11: $128,719 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

Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers42,250
10th percentile$65,710
Median$100,830
90th percentile$167,080
National median, government employers$81,390

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

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