Statutory Expenditures
CY2026 · introduced
6 line items
Total appropriation
$93.7M
$93,697,439
CY2025
$91M
Adopted
Change
$2.7M
+3.0%
What this department does
This $93.7 million section pays Jersey City’s required statutory employee-benefit costs, chiefly pension contributions for police, firefighters, and other public employees, plus Social Security and related retirement obligations.
Statutory expenditures are up $2.74 million, or 3.0%, from last year. The largest item is the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System contribution at $63.95 million—about two-thirds of the total—followed by $15.0 million for JC Employee Retirement. Social Security ($8.0 million) and the Public Employees’ Retirement System ($6.4 million) are the next-largest commitments.
| Line item | Category | Code | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▸Police and Firemen's Retirement System NJ | Statutory Expenditures | 36-475 | $63,952,439 |
| ▸JC Employee Retirement | Statutory Expenditures | 36-478 | $15,000,000 |
| ▸Social Security System (O.A.S.I.) | Statutory Expenditures | 36-472 | $8,000,000 |
| ▸Public Employees' Retirement System | Statutory Expenditures | 36-471 | $6,400,000 |
| ▸Defined Contribution Retirement Program (DCRP) | Statutory Expenditures | 36-477 | $250,000 |
| ▸Employees Non-Contributory Pension (NJS43:88-7) | Statutory Expenditures | 36-475 | $95,000 |