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Grants Specialist / Manager in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 3 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Grants Manager, Grants Specialist.

$59,132 – $134,900
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$91,060
median pay in NJ, all employers
34,210
workers in NJ (SOC 13-1199)

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
Grants Manager
Class 51082 · class description
Grade M28 · ERG M – Managerial: FY2027 salary schedule
$59,132 – $82,794 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $59,132 a year
  • Step 2: $62,090 a year
  • Step 3: $65,048 a year
  • Step 4: $68,005 a year
  • Step 5: $70,963 a year
  • Step 6: $73,921 a year
  • Step 7: $76,879 a year
  • Step 8: $79,837 a year
  • Step 9: $82,794 a year
Grants Specialist
Class 50730 · 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
Grants Manager
Class 61599 · class description
Grade &28 · ERG & – Managerial, Represented (IBEW): 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

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

Business Operations Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-1199) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers34,210
10th percentile$53,300
Median$91,060
90th percentile$151,170
National median, government employers$91,060

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 Grants Specialist / Manager page.

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