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• Source: Jersey Journal
• Date: August 07, 2007
• URL: Read the story
• Bylines: Jarrett Renshaw
• Topics: Local Government
• Data Types: State Data
• Description/Excerpt: Looking for a job in the public sector where you can make an above-average salary? A Jersey Journal database analysis of state pension records shows that your best bet at making some cash lies at North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, where the average salary of $82,548 in 2006 was tops last year among the county's 53 government agencies. The Journal analysis shows that half of the department's force earned more than $83,253 last year. In addition, 90 of the department's employees, or 28 percent, earned six figures last year. The NHRFR average was $15,882 higher than the average salary of the No. 2 earners and $56,544 higher than the county's lowest-paid entity. The average Kearny municipal employee earned $66,666 last year, while the average Bayonne Parking Authority employee earned $26,004.