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Turnpike overtime boosts some troopers’ salaries by more than 50%
Ongoing construction along the New Jersey Turnpike has been a boon for a small group of state troopers who oversee the work.
A review of state payroll records by The Star-Ledger of Newark found six of the nine troopers assigned to the squad were among the top 20 overtime earners in the division last year. And most bolstered their salaries by 50 percent or more.
The six troopers tallied a combined $275,549 in overtime, or an average $45,924 each. That was four times the average paid to troopers who earned overtime last year. (Associated Press)