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State Trooper / Highway Patrol Officer in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 4 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Trooper 2–1, State Police Recruit.

$71,861 – $131,815
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$92,610
median pay in NJ, all employers
21,780
workers in NJ (SOC 33-3051)

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
Trooper
Class 31851
Grade T17
$71,861 – $101,897 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $71,861 a year
  • Step 2: $75,458 a year
  • Step 3: $79,056 a year
  • Step 4: $82,653 a year
  • Step 5: $86,250 a year
  • Step 6: $89,847 a year
  • Step 7: $93,444 a year
  • Step 8: $97,042 a year
  • Step 9: $101,897 a year
Trooper 2
Class 31852
Grade T18
$82,797 – $114,382 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $82,797 a year
  • Step 2: $86,569 a year
  • Step 3: $90,340 a year
  • Step 4: $94,112 a year
  • Step 5: $97,883 a year
  • Step 6: $101,655 a year
  • Step 7: $105,427 a year
  • Step 8: $109,198 a year
  • Step 9: $114,382 a year
Trooper 1
Class 31861 · class description
Grade T19
$86,569 – $131,815 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $86,569 a year
  • Step 2: $90,528 a year
  • Step 3: $94,488 a year
  • Step 4: $98,448 a year
  • Step 5: $102,408 a year
  • Step 6: $106,368 a year
  • Step 7: $110,327 a year
  • Step 8: $114,287 a year
  • Step 9: $123,051 a year
  • Step 10: $131,815 a year
State Police Recruit
Class 31849
No fixed rate published

Schedule: ERG T – State Troopers Unit (STFA): 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

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051) in New Jersey, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNJ
Workers21,780
10th percentile$57,740
Median$92,610
90th percentile$134,260
National median, government employers$76,300

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 State Trooper / Highway Patrol Officer page.

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