Salary Data in New Jersey
Salary data for 3 cities and 50 occupations in New Jersey, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Top Cities in New Jersey
Cities ranked by average salary across all occupations.
Top Occupations in New Jersey
Occupations ranked by median salary (averaged across cities in New Jersey).
3 cities$174,826
3 cities$168,003
3 cities$157,696
3 cities$148,730
3 cities$147,813
3 cities$146,980
3 cities$136,353
3 cities$135,950
3 cities$135,813
3 cities$134,353
3 cities$133,406
3 cities$131,486
3 cities$130,930
3 cities$129,520
3 cities$127,133
3 cities$126,453
3 cities$121,760
3 cities$106,996
3 cities$106,343
3 cities$105,023
Highest-Paying Occupations in New Jersey
Top 10 occupations ranked by median salary across all New Jersey cities.
1
Computer and Information Systems Managers
↑17%$174,826
2
Financial Managers
↑16%$168,003
3
Sales Managers
↑4%$157,696
4
Nurse Practitioners
↑40%$148,730
5
General and Operations Managers
↑4%$147,813
6
Human Resources Managers
↑6%$146,980
7
Administrative Services Managers
↑5%$136,353
8
Pharmacists
↑3%$135,950
9
Industrial Production Managers
↑2%$135,813
10
Medical and Health Services Managers
↑28%$134,353
Salary Overview for New Jersey
New Jersey covers 3 cities and 50 occupations in our database. The top earner is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $174,826 median, and the overall average across all tracked occupations sits at $106,785.
Trenton leads the state at $73,656 average across 149 occupations.
Salary pages for every city in New Jersey
Browse take-home pay, hourly rates, and cost of living for 3 cities across New Jersey. Expand a city to see its highest-paying roles.