Pay raises start for New Jersey legislators

Annual pay for the state’s 120 part-time legislators will jump 67% from $49,000 to $82,000, their first pay raise in two decades.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: January 13, 2026

Words: 445

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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New Jersey legislators will have more to celebrate after swearing in Tuesday than their brethren of past years — they’re getting a giant pay raise.

A controversial salary hike that the Democratic-led Legislature passed on the last day of its 2022-23 legislative session takes effect Tuesday, when a new two-year legislative session starts.

Annual pay for the state’s 120 part-time legislators will jump 67% from $49,000 to $82,000, with the Senate …

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