CITY OF NORTH WILDWOOD
COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
ORDINANCE NO. 2003
AN ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE “SALARY ORDINANCE” FIXING AND DETERMINING THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION RANGES TO BE PAID TO THE ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF NORTH WILDWOOD, IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY PROVIDING FOR THE RAISING OF THE AMOUNTS THEREOF BY TAXATION AND PROVIDING FOR THE TIME AND MEETING OF PAYMENT THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED by Members of Council of the City of North Wildwood in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey as follows:
Section One. The salaries and compensation to be paid to the elective and appointive officers and employees of the City of North Wildwood, in the county of Cape May and the State of New Jersey, for the year 2026, shall be within the ranges specified herein; said salary or compensation shall be paid bi-weekly; said amount; shall be audited by the Chief Financial Officer and presented to Mayor and Council for approval.
Section Two. The salary or compensation of any such officer shall be in full for all services performed by them; however, some employees may be entitled to overtime pay as set forth by agreement with City Council. Except as otherwise provided for or excluded under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or personal services contract, all full-time officers or employees hired prior to March 3, 1998 shall be entitled to longevity pay, based upon a rate of two percent (2%) for each four (4) years of service, to a maximum rate of ten percent (10%) after twenty (20) years of service. Longevity will be paid bi-weekly, and shall be included for pension purposes.
Section Three. The salary or compensation ranges to be paid to the below titled officer or employees shall be as follows:
Account Clerk/Clerk 2 34,000-50,000
Alternate Claims Coordinator 2,000 Stipend
Assistant Budget Examiner 50,000-95,000
Assistant Superintendent Recreation 40,000-100,000
Assistant Supervisor Recreation 34,000-50,000
Beach Patrol Chief 40,000-85,000
Beach Supervisor/Maintenance 40,000-85,000
Building Maintenance Worker 34,000-41,500
Carpenter 34,000-75,000
Carpenter’s Helper 34,000-50,000
Chief Financial Officer 55,000-100,000
Claims Coordinator 5,000 Stipend
Clerk-Hourly 12.00-32.00/hr.
Clerk 1 34,000-65,000
Clerk 2 34,000-65,000
Clerk 3 34,000-65,000
Clerk 4 34,000-65,000
Code Enforcement 16.00-20.00/hr.
Community Rating System Coordinator 10,000-20,000
Confidential Assistant to the Mayor 34,000-95,000
Confidential Secretary to the Police Chief 34,000-75,000
Construction/Fire/Zoning Official 95,000-195,000
Council Members 8,500-15,000
Department Head Recreation 50,000-160,000
Deputy CFO(CMFO)/Purchasing Agent 70,000-160,000
Deputy Fire Chief 75,000-150,000
Deputy Municipal Administrator 60,000-100,000
Deputy Municipal Clerk (RMC) 50,000-80,000
Deputy Municipal Court Administrator 34,000-75,000
Deputy Police Chief 80,000-165,000
Deputy Tax Assessor (CTA) 40,000-60,000
Deputy Tax Collector (CTC) 35,000-75,000
Electrician 34,000-65,000
Electrician/Traffic Maintenance 34,000-65,000
Electrician’s Helper 34,000-50,000
Emergency Management Coordinator 3,500-17,250
Equipment Operator 34,000-65,000
Field Representative Property Improvement 16.00-120.00/hr.
Fire Chief 85,000-180,000
Fire Captain 60,000-120,000
Fire Fighter and/or EMT-Hourly 16.00-25.00/hr.
Fire Fighter/EMT 35,000-102,000
Fire Official/Housing Inspector 40,000-80,000
Fire Safety Inspector-Hourly 16.00-40.00/hr.
Fixes Asset Inventory Coordinator 5,000 Stipend
Heavy Equipment Operator 34,000-70,000
Housing and Zoning Inspector (PT) 2,000-20,000
Laborer-Hourly 16.00-20.00/hr.
Laborer 1 34,000-45,000
Laborer 2 34,000-48,000
Maintenance Repairer 34,000-50,000
Maintenance Repairer (Grounds) 34,000-50,000
Mayor 34,000-55,000
Mechanic 34,000-70,000
Mechanic’s Helper 34,000-50,000
Municipal Administrator 34,000-50,000
Municipal Clerk 75,000-135,000
Municipal Court Administrator 50,000-100,000
Municipal Magistrate 34,000-90,000
Municipal Parks Superintendent 45,000-115,000
Municipal Prosecutor 34,000-45,000
Payroll Clerk 34,000-50,000
Payroll Supervisor 40,000-70,000
Payroll Supervisor/Clerk 4 50,000-80,000
Pension Fund Supervisor 40,000-70,000
Planning Board Secretary 5,000 Stipend
Police Captain 75,000-175,000
Police Chief 90,000-190,000
Police Guard Courts-Hourly 16.00-20.00/ hr.
Police Lieutenant 70,000-170,000
Police Officer 34,000-120,000
Police Sergeant 65,000-140,000
Principal Planner 45,000-70,000
Public Safety Telecommunicator Trainee-Hourly 16.00-20.00/hr.
Public Safety Telecommunicator Trainee 34,000-25,000
Public Safety Telecommunicator 34,000-65,000
Public Works Repairer 34,000-55,000
Purchasing Agent 34,000-75,000
Reassessment Coordinator 34,000-135,000
Reassessment Field Inspector $3.00-$40.00 per Inspection
Reassessment Senior Field Inspector $5.00-$85.00 per Inspection
Recreation Aide-Hourly 16.00-20.00/hr.
Recreation Aide 34,000-40,000
Recreation Commission Secretary 1,000-2,500
Recreation Leader Sports 34,000-50,000
Recreation Program Coordinator 35,000-60,000
Recreation Supervisor 45,000-75,000
Safety Coordinator (ACMJIF) 5,000 Stipend
School Traffic Guard 16.00-25.00/hr.
Seasonal Inspector 16.00-20.00/hr.
Seasonal Lifeguard 16.00-25.00/hr.
Seasonal Police Officer (SLEO-1 & SLEO-2) 16.00-20.00/hr.
Senior Carpenter 34,000-70,000
Senior Electrician/Traffic Maintenance 34,000-70,000
Senior Mechanic 34,000-70,000
Senior Police Records Clerk, Typing 34,000-45,000
Senior Public Works Repairer 34,000-60,000
Senior Sewer Repairer 34,000-70,000
Supervisor Recreation Maintenance 34,000-80,000
Sewer Maintenance Inspector 34,000-60,000
Sewer Repairer 34,000-75,000
Superintendent of Public Works 60,000-135,000
Superintendent Recreation 50,000-120,000
Supervising Equipment Operator 40,000-80,000
Supervising Mechanic 40,000-70,000
Supervisor Landscaper 34,000-120,000
Supervisor Public Works 40,000-95,000
Supervisor Sewer 35,000-64,000
Supervisor Traffic Maintenance 34,000-64,000
Tax Assessor 40,000-90,000
Tax Collector 55,000-90,000
Tax Collector/CFO 55,000-165,000
Technical Assistant to the Construction Official 34,000-60,000
Timekeeper 34,000-40,000
Traffic Maintenance Worker 34,000-55,000
Traffic Maintenance Worker/Electrician 34,000-65,000
Truck Driver 34,000-55,000
Violations Clerk 34,000-45,000
Zoning Officer 34,000-70,000
Section Four. The members of City Council of the City of North Wildwood are hereby directed to include in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance the sum necessary to be raised to pay the said salaries and compensations, and they shall be raised in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are levied, a tax upon all taxable property in the City of North Wildwood, in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, sufficient to produce the said amounts.
Section Five. All preceding Salary Ordinances are hereby superseded and repealed.
Section Six. This Ordinance shall be known as the “Salary Ordinance” and shall remain in full force and effect unless repealed or amended according to law.
Section Seven. This Ordinance shall be in effect upon its final passage and publication as provided by law and shall govern salaries for the year 2026.
Salvatore Zampirri, Mayor
W. Scott Jett, City Clerk
CITY OF NORTH WILDWOOD
COUNTY OF CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
ORDINANCE NO. 2003
AN ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE “SALARY ORDINANCE” FIXING AND DETERMINING THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION RANGES TO BE PAID TO THE ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF NORTH WILDWOOD, IN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY PROVIDING FOR THE RAISING OF THE AMOUNTS THEREOF BY TAXATION AND PROVIDING FOR THE TIME AND MEETING OF PAYMENT THEREOF
TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of North Wildwood, County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, on the 3rd day of March, 2026. A second reading, hearing and final consideration of the above Ordinance will be held on the 17th day of March, 2026 at 5:00 PM in City Hall. The purpose of this Ordinance is to update the ranges of salaries for elected and appointed officers and officials in the City of North Wildwood. Members of the general public who would like a copy of the Ordinance may obtain a copy, free of charge, at the office of the City Clerk in City Hall during normal business hours.
CITY OF NORTH WILDWOOD
W. Scott Jett, City Clerk