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Principal Biologist Water Resources (exempt, 40-hour week) pay range
State of New Jersey · class code 01744D
- Class code
- 01744D
- Salary range
- R26
- Pay unit
- Year
- Employee Relations Group
- R
- State
- New Jersey
- The State of New Jersey published pay range for Principal Biologist Water Resources (exempt, 40-hour week) is $83,582 to $122,832 per year.
- New Jersey Civil Service Commission keys this classification as class code 01744D.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
New Jersey Civil Service Commission assigns this class to salary range 26 in the Compensation Compendium FY2027, ERG R. The range pays 11 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated. It sits in Employee Relations Group R.
| Basis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $83,582 | $87,507 | $91,432 | $95,357 | $99,282 | $103,207 | $107,132 | $111,057 | $114,982 | $118,907 | $122,832 |
Steps as published. Every figure is the state's own.
Where this comes from
New Jersey Civil Service Commission publishes this figure in Compensation Compendium, Fiscal Year 2027 salary schedules (effective July 11, 2026). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their Employee Relations Group and salary range come from the State Title List, joined to the salary schedule.
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