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title: "Average Salary in Trenton, NJ"
description: "Mean $82,560, median $63,490 in the Trenton metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/trenton-nj"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Trenton, NJ

Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $82,560, median $63,490 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 240,190 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $61,530.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,100 |
| 25th | $43,300 |
| 50th | $63,490 |
| 75th | $101,630 |
| 90th | $152,950 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 103.2 |
| Housing (rents) | 135.1 |
| Goods | 99.8 |
| Utilities | 112.3 |
| Other services | 97.9 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $238,720
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): $216,150
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $210,640
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $206,860
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $205,980
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $205,250
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $202,530
- [Purchasing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/purchasing-manager): $195,400
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $195,290
- [Compensation and Benefits Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compensation-and-benefits-manager): $190,420

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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