No data is available based on your input. $128.2k Top 20%. Bernards Lt. Eric Geleta also knows the value of hard work. (Shutterstock photography. Email the authors at paycheck@njadvancemedia.com. Atlantic City, NJ. To attract and retain good people, that number is going to vary across the state.. Nick Devlin is a reporter on the data and investigations team for NJ.com. Opinions expressed in the post above are those of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Judi Franco only. But where a department fell on the ranking had more to do with the level of experience of its staff than the department's earning potential. Newark, NJ. The highest median salaries, however, tend to be in suburban and affluent municipalities that can better afford to pay them. ", //