State job salaries are not based off your experience, rather the position you applied for should have the salary poster already.

Also I have a comp sci degree living in NJ with over 10 yrs exp. Is there not a private sector job you can find, or, you specifically want this job?

It’s based on pre-defined steps and experience. Chances are you’ll start out on the low end of the range and work your way up with annual-ish step increases.

I’m currently in a private sector the problem is the healthcare suck, money great but healthcare suck

I am hearing the benefits are top tier I need top tier benefits right now, also that sucks so regardless you’ll start low that’s insane

The benefits are really good yes but the pay is low. Can’t pay bills with healthcare unfortunately. However unlike some jobs you have a very defined raise plan and it can be easy to move up(again depending on what you do etc)

That’s true but I’m trying to get an idea on this specific sector the range is public and according to their doc it’s between $58,031.09 - $82,157.57 I’m just trying to see where I would fall based on my experience

The health benefits are good. You can negotiate the step that you start on if they do offer you a position.

With 10 years of experience you can probably start in the middle of that range. But, also I wanted to add that not every agency that hires for the state uses the civil service board. The NJ department of labor and NJ OHSP are two that maintain their own job boards. Look them up directly for more jobs.

Thanks for this, that helps

If you're interested in staying private sector, insurance companies LOVE their benefits. I'm in software development for insurance and my pay is like fine but I've always had comical amounts of health coverage, great 401k match and like 20 days of PTO.

I’m interested in whatever gives me the best offer for my family

It’ll start at 58k.

If it does I’ll have to negotiate because that’s not a livable wage for a family man

Unfortunately it’s not negotiable. You do get two pay raises as a new employee each year and after a year you can apply for promotions. The only way to get more money is through title changes.

Title change, interesting I guess I’ll just hear what they say to me in a month from now and I’ll circle back to this thread

Welcome to government/union employment!

From private sector you can start around step 4, so probably upper 60s would be my guess

Every agency has those IT specialist positions, some with different starting salaries. Make sure you browse all agencies to compare. Also, you can apply to IT specialist 2 or 3 position if they are available. You will easily climb up with your experience.

Thank you currently doing that now