Former Senate President Steve Sweeney is the new administrator of Gloucester County, Save Jerseyans, and while the Board of Commissioner’s resolution appointing him on Friday night didn’t list a salary, the range is objectively substantial: $191,308 to $287,168.
Not bad for a guy who lost to a no-name trucker without two pennies to rub together, right?
Overseeing the day-to-day operations of a county of 300,000 isn’t a small job, but when you compare what Sweeney could earn relative to federal and state high elected officials? It’s hard to justify. One might say impossible.
You be the judge. Here are some topical examples:
Vice President J.D. Vance – $284,600
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani – 258,750
Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill – $210,000
U.S. Senator Cory Booker – $284,600
N.J. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner – $228,954
Average N.J. lawyer salary – $135,000
Median N.J. public school teacher salary – $82,780
