New Jersey Comptroller
| New Jersey Comptroller | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $175,000 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $9,629,000 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 6 years |
| Authority: | New Jersey State Statutes, Title 52, Section 15C-2 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by Governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Kevin D. Walsh | |
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The Comptroller of the State of New Jersey is the chief financial officer of the government of New Jersey. The comptroller is responsible for auditing government finances. The comptroller is appointed by the governor to a six-year term.[1]
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Kevin D. Walsh. Walsh assumed the position of acting comptroller on January 27, 2020, succeeding the former Comptroller Philip James Degnan. Degnan had been in the post since October 2015. [2]
Authority
The office of the comptroller is established in Title 52, Section 15C-2 of the New Jersey State Statutes:[3]
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There is established an Office of the State Comptroller. The office shall be established in the Executive Branch of the State government... |
Qualifications
Title 52, Section 15C-3 of the New Jersey State Statutes outline the following qualifications for comptroller: "The State Comptroller shall be a person qualified by education, training, and prior work experience to direct the work of the office and to perform the duties and functions and fulfill the responsibilities of the position."[4]
Appointments
The state comptroller is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the state Senate to serve a six-year term.[1]
Vacancies
Title 52, Section 15C-3e of the New Jersey State Statutes addresses vacancies: "A vacancy in the position of State Comptroller due to a cause other than the expiration of the term shall be filled for the unexpired term only in the same manner as the original appointment."[4]
Duties
As of February 2021, the stated duties of the comptroller were:[1]
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Divisions
As of February 2021, divisions within the comptroller's included:[6]
- Audit Division
- Investigations Division
- Medicaid Fraud Division
- Procurement Division
State budget
- See also: New Jersey state budget and finances
The budget for the Office of the State Comptroller in Fiscal Year 2025 was $9,629,000.[7]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
The salaries of state executive officials are determined by the New Jersey State Legislature. A seven-member salary commission determined annual pay for state officials from its creation in 1999 until legislators eliminated the commission in 2014.[8][9][10]
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2021
In 2021, the comptroller received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2020
In 2020, the comptroller received a salary of $175,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2019
In 2019, the comptroller received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2018
In 2018, the comptroller received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2017
In 2017, the comptroller received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2016
In 2016, the comptroller received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[18]
2015
In 2015, the comptroller received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[19]
2014
In 2014, the comptroller received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[20]
2013
In 2013, the comptroller's salary remained at $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[21]
2010
In 2010, the comptroller was paid an estimated $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[22]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Physical address:
State of New Jersey
Office of the State Comptroller
20 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 984-2888 Fax: (609) 292-2017
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New Jersey State Comptroller, "About the State Comptroller's Office," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Governor Phil Murphy, "Governor Murphy Nominates Kevin D. Walsh as New Jersey State Comptroller", January 23, 2020
- ↑ JUSTIA US Law, "2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes Title 52:15C-2," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 JUSTIA US Law, "2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes Title 52:15C-2," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ State of New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller, "Divisions," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ State of New Jersey, "Appropriations Handbook: Fiscal Year 2024-2025," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ NJ.com, "N.J. Republican leaders block pay raises for top state officials," September 28, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Joint Resolution No. 1," March 5, 1999
- ↑ LegiScan, "Assembly, No. 3067," February 7, 2013
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed October 16, 2011
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