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Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 7 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Clerk, Clerk Typist, Senior Clerk, +3 more.

$39,358 – $64,522
state pay plan range, a year
7
classes in the state plan
$48,570
median pay in NJ, all employers
65,130
workers in NJ (SOC 43-9061)

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
Clerk
Class 20042 · class description
Grade A09
$39,358 – $56,481 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $39,358 a year
  • Step 2: $41,070 a year
  • Step 3: $42,782 a year
  • Step 4: $44,495 a year
  • Step 5: $46,207 a year
  • Step 6: $47,919 a year
  • Step 7: $49,632 a year
  • Step 8: $51,344 a year
  • Step 9: $53,056 a year
  • Step 10: $54,768 a year
  • Step 11: $56,481 a year
Clerk Typist
Class 23232 · class description
Grade A09
$39,358 – $56,481 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $39,358 a year
  • Step 2: $41,070 a year
  • Step 3: $42,782 a year
  • Step 4: $44,495 a year
  • Step 5: $46,207 a year
  • Step 6: $47,919 a year
  • Step 7: $49,632 a year
  • Step 8: $51,344 a year
  • Step 9: $53,056 a year
  • Step 10: $54,768 a year
  • Step 11: $56,481 a year
Senior Clerk
Class 20043 · class description
Grade A09
$39,358 – $56,481 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $39,358 a year
  • Step 2: $41,070 a year
  • Step 3: $42,782 a year
  • Step 4: $44,495 a year
  • Step 5: $46,207 a year
  • Step 6: $47,919 a year
  • Step 7: $49,632 a year
  • Step 8: $51,344 a year
  • Step 9: $53,056 a year
  • Step 10: $54,768 a year
  • Step 11: $56,481 a year
Senior Clerk Typist
Class 23233 · class description
Grade A09
$39,358 – $56,481 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $39,358 a year
  • Step 2: $41,070 a year
  • Step 3: $42,782 a year
  • Step 4: $44,495 a year
  • Step 5: $46,207 a year
  • Step 6: $47,919 a year
  • Step 7: $49,632 a year
  • Step 8: $51,344 a year
  • Step 9: $53,056 a year
  • Step 10: $54,768 a year
  • Step 11: $56,481 a year
Senior Clerk
Class 20049 · class description
Grade A10
$41,070 – $59,027 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $41,070 a year
  • Step 2: $42,866 a year
  • Step 3: $44,662 a year
  • Step 4: $46,457 a year
  • Step 5: $48,253 a year
  • Step 6: $50,049 a year
  • Step 7: $51,844 a year
  • Step 8: $53,640 a year
  • Step 9: $55,435 a year
  • Step 10: $57,231 a year
  • Step 11: $59,027 a year
Principal Clerk
Class 20044 · class description
Grade A11
$42,866 – $61,705 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $42,866 a year
  • Step 2: $44,750 a year
  • Step 3: $46,634 a year
  • Step 4: $48,518 a year
  • Step 5: $50,402 a year
  • Step 6: $52,286 a year
  • Step 7: $54,170 a year
  • Step 8: $56,054 a year
  • Step 9: $57,937 a year
  • Step 10: $59,821 a year
  • Step 11: $61,705 a year
Principal Clerk Typist
Class 23234 · class description
Grade A12
$44,750 – $64,522 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $44,750 a year
  • Step 2: $46,727 a year
  • Step 3: $48,704 a year
  • Step 4: $50,682 a year
  • Step 5: $52,659 a year
  • Step 6: $54,636 a year
  • Step 7: $56,613 a year
  • Step 8: $58,591 a year
  • Step 9: $60,568 a year
  • Step 10: $62,545 a year
  • Step 11: $64,522 a year

Schedule: ERG A – Administrative and Clerical Services 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

Office Clerks, General (SOC 43-9061) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers65,130
10th percentile$34,810
Median$48,570
90th percentile$71,230
National median, government employers$46,170

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 Office Clerk / Clerk Typist (government) page.

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