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title: "Average Salary in New Jersey"
description: "Mean $78,040, median $58,570 in New Jersey (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-jersey"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in New Jersey

Mean annual wage $78,040, median $58,570 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $53,830 (rank 18 of 51 by that measure; rank 9 nominal).

| Percentile | New Jersey | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,450 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $39,400 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $58,570 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $96,720 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $142,750 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 108.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 134.3 |
| Goods | 107.1 |
| Utilities | 114.2 |
| Other services | 103.5 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $166,690 | 316,140 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $123,900 | 154,820 |
| Legal | $114,270 | 38,190 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $103,230 | 48,430 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $102,650 | 284,830 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $98,100 | 287,050 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $90,180 | 41,540 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $74,390 | 48,470 |
| Construction and Extraction | $73,470 | 126,280 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $65,270 | 298,920 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $63,290 | 141,990 |
| Community and Social Service | $63,230 | 73,130 |
| Protective Service | $54,480 | 122,610 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $50,800 | 536,650 |
| Production | $46,500 | 172,800 |
| Sales | $45,520 | 362,000 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $44,740 | 454,140 |
| Healthcare Support | $43,220 | 208,870 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $38,940 | 3,240 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $38,870 | 129,560 |
| Personal Care and Service | $36,820 | 119,240 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $36,480 | 316,810 |

## Most common jobs

- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 107,680 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 97,230 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 93,730 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 92,680 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 72,530 workers
- [Packer and Packager, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/packer-and-packager-hand): 71,260 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 67,660 workers
- [Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/secretary-and-administrative-assistant): 65,960 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 65,130 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 64,070 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Emergency Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physician): $315,340 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $310,440 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $292,170 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $285,010 median
- [Obstetrician and Gynecologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/obstetrician-and-gynecologist): $228,870 median
- [Commercial Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/commercial-pilot): $226,710 median
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $207,030 median
- [Judge](https://nuecareer.com/careers/judge): $204,160 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $203,460 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $201,560 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Art Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/art-therapist): 11.36x the national share
- [Packer and Packager, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/packer-and-packager-hand): 4.62x the national share
- [Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/automotive-and-watercraft-service-attendant): 3.93x the national share
- [Word Processor and Typist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/word-processor-and-typist): 3.69x the national share
- [Fire Inspector and Investigator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fire-inspector-and-investigator): 3.39x the national share
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): 3.35x the national share
- [Brokerage Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/brokerage-clerk): 3.30x the national share
- [School Bus Monitor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/school-bus-monitor): 2.82x the national share
- [Crossing Guard and Flagger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/crossing-guard-and-flagger): 2.80x the national share
- [Biochemist and Biophysicist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biochemist-and-biophysicist): 2.75x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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