What is the average salary in New Jersey?

$77,480a year

Average yearly pay across 738 jobs with official data in New Jersey, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $37.25
Jobs with data: 738
Workers counted: 4,250,070

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$482,700
Surgeon	$437,900
Physician	$356,000
Orthopedic Surgeon	$341,400
Emergency Medicine Physician	$315,300
Chief Executive	$310,400
Family Medicine Physician	$292,200
Nurse Anesthetist	$291,400
Pediatric Surgeon	$288,900
Cardiologist	$286,500

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$37,090
Cashier	$34,590
Laborer and Freight	$39,540
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$34,150
Registered Nurse	$106,500
Retail Salesperson	$36,520
Packer and Packager	$43,840
Janitor and Cleaner	$37,630
Secretary and Administrative Assistant	$50,260
Office Clerk	$48,570

Management

Administrative Services Manager$144,500
Advertising and Promotions Manager$165,400
Architectural and Engineering Manager$180,600
Chief Executive$310,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$168,400
Computer and Information Systems Manager$203,500
Construction Manager$138,200
Education Administrator$137,400
Education Administrator$131,600
Education Administrator$79,980
Education and Childcare Administrator$78,770
Emergency Management Director$121,000
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$89,590
Facilities Manager$124,100
Farmer$86,380
Financial Manager$199,100
Food Service Manager$78,020
Fundraising Manager$140,500
Funeral Home Manager$101,500
Gambling Manager$101,500
General and Operations Manager$173,700
Human Resources Manager$172,400
Industrial Production Manager$147,300
Lodging Manager$107,700
Manager$161,500
Marketing Manager$180,000
Medical and Health Services Manager$145,700
Natural Sciences Manager$207,000
Personal Service Manager$77,350
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$101,100
Property$82,850
Public Relations Manager$175,000
Purchasing Manager$174,500
Sales Manager$173,000
Social and Community Service Manager$95,290
Training and Development Manager$160,500
Transportation$130,600

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$100,800
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$81,190
Budget Analyst$96,250
Business Operations Specialist$91,060
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$93,250
Claims Adjuster$95,690
Compensation$85,040
Compliance Officer$100,000
Cost Estimator$80,570
Credit Analyst$100,900
Credit Counselor$57,180
Financial and Investment Analyst$108,600
Financial Examiner$106,400
Financial Risk Specialist$129,200
Financial Specialist$98,630
Fundraiser$77,170
Human Resources Specialist$80,690
Insurance Appraiser$94,280
Insurance Underwriter$96,220
Labor Relations Specialist$118,400
Loan Officer$92,920
Logistician$92,280
Management Analyst$105,800
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$88,190
Meeting$72,780
Personal Financial Advisor$158,600
Project Management Specialist$123,000
Property Appraiser and Assessor$92,390
Tax Examiner and Collector$96,420
Tax Preparer$43,420
Training and Development Specialist$77,020

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$142,800
Computer and Information Research Scientist$140,800
Computer Network Architect$162,400
Computer Network Support Specialist$87,440
Computer Occupation$108,300
Computer Programmer$104,900
Computer Systems Analyst$122,900
Computer User Support Specialist$64,470
Data Scientist$135,300
Database Administrator$125,900
Database Architect$120,800
Information Security Analyst$134,800
Mathematical Science Occupation$61,400
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$116,400
Software Developer$135,900
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$119,500
Statistician$118,300
Web and Digital Interface Designer$95,310
Web Developer$95,180

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$126,400
Architect$99,800
Architectural and Civil Drafter$62,960
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$114,700
Calibration Technologist and Technician$77,040
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$88,480
Chemical Engineer$126,800
Civil Engineer$104,700
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$70,650
Computer Hardware Engineer$142,900
Drafter$77,840
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$85,510
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$77,600
Electrical Engineer$125,400
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$60,040
Electronics Engineer$158,700
Engineer$132,500
Engineering Technologist and Technician$87,450
Environmental Engineer$102,600
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,740
Health and Safety Engineer$119,400
Industrial Engineer$103,800
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$72,890
Landscape Architect$95,020
Materials Engineer$106,900
Mechanical Drafter$83,380
Mechanical Engineer$112,300
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$65,180
Surveying and Mapping Technician$60,720
Surveyor$77,160

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$54,370
Anthropologist and Archeologist$66,230
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$120,200
Biochemist and Biophysicist$122,600
Biological Scientist$104,800
Biological Technician$66,040
Chemical Technician$58,580
Chemist$84,450
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$127,100
Conservation Scientist$64,020
Economist$167,600
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$52,190
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$79,210
Epidemiologist$109,800
Food Science Technician$56,730
Food Scientist and Technologist$104,300
Forensic Science Technician$63,220
Geoscientist$88,500
Historian$77,080
Hydrologic Technician$65,190
Hydrologist$126,700
Life$55,980
Life Scientist$103,900
Materials Scientist$103,200
Medical Scientist$129,300
Microbiologist$96,020
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$90,610
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$66,930
Physical Scientist$110,000
Physicist$163,300
Psychologist$132,200
School Psychologist$95,160
Social Science Research Assistant$62,760
Social Scientist and Related Worker$101,300
Soil and Plant Scientist$91,970
Survey Researcher$95,580
Urban and Regional Planner$86,280
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$83,030

Community and social service

Child$76,280
Clergy$65,500
Community and Social Service Specialist$61,910
Community Health Worker$55,790
Counselor$73,360
Director$65,730
Educational$77,910
Health Education Specialist$73,740
Healthcare Social Worker$82,690
Marriage and Family Therapist$92,150
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$66,590
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$80,280
Rehabilitation Counselor$49,730
Religious Worker$43,480
Social and Human Service Assistant$48,420
Social Worker$76,640
Substance Abuse$62,820

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$81,100
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$131,400
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$82,910
Architecture Teacher$83,620
Archivist$67,900
Area$97,500
Art$80,100
Atmospheric$131,900
Biological Science Teacher$79,540
Business Teacher$85,250
Career/Technical Education Teacher$72,440
Career/Technical Education Teacher$68,280
Career/Technical Education Teacher$83,770
Chemistry Teacher$81,600
Communications Teacher$77,780
Computer Science Teacher$81,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$71,610
Curator$77,800
Economics Teacher$109,900
Education Teacher$77,600
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$54,550
Elementary School Teacher$78,200
Engineering Teacher$109,900
English Language and Literature Teacher$78,760
Environmental Science Teacher$82,890
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$53,250
Farm and Home Management Educator$57,810
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$79,060
Geography Teacher$78,540
Health Specialties Teacher$96,630
History Teacher$99,900
Instructional Coordinator$96,090
Kindergarten Teacher$74,210
Law Teacher$135,800
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$78,380
Library Science Teacher$85,130
Library Technician$48,840
Mathematical Science Teacher$80,660
Middle School Teacher$78,770
Museum Technician and Conservator$43,780
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$76,980
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$99,450
Physics Teacher$98,920
Political Science Teacher$100,300
Postsecondary Teacher$85,260
Preschool Teacher$48,220
Psychology Teacher$80,790
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$65,900
Secondary School Teacher$82,200
Self-Enrichment Teacher$53,780
Social Sciences Teacher$63,250
Social Work Teacher$77,570
Sociology Teacher$78,350
Special Education Teacher$92,060
Special Education Teacher$76,660
Special Education Teacher$79,110
Special Education Teacher$83,770
Special Education Teacher$71,110
Substitute Teacher$43,780
Teacher and Instructor$73,590
Teaching Assistant$54,260
Teaching Assistant$37,290
Tutor$42,270

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$50,520
Art Director$129,200
Artist and Related Worker$85,500
Athlete and Sports Competitor$253,900
Audio and Video Technician$71,040
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$70,800
Coach and Scout$76,700
Commercial and Industrial Designer$90,310
Designer$59,470
Editor$81,680
Entertainer and Performer$39,060
Fashion Designer$101,600
Film and Video Editor$82,890
Floral Designer$45,190
Graphic Designer$73,790
Interior Designer$74,020
Interpreter and Translator$58,970
Lighting Technician$87,550
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$70,280
Media and Communication Worker$66,830
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$38,200
Music Director and Composer$122,800
News Analyst$59,830
Photographer$40,520
Producer and Director$119,800
Public Relations Specialist$80,130
Set and Exhibit Designer$76,380
Sound Engineering Technician$115,200
Technical Writer$122,300
Umpire$67,600
Writer and Author$81,590

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$125,300
Athletic Trainer$76,210
Audiologist$119,200
Cardiologist$286,500
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$82,710
Chiropractor$135,000
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$68,450
Dental Hygienist$107,000
Dentist$171,300
Dentist$201,800
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$103,200
Dietetic Technician$40,530
Dietitian and Nutritionist$84,450
Emergency Medical Technician$53,610
Emergency Medicine Physician$315,300
Exercise Physiologist$64,680
Family Medicine Physician$292,200
General Internal Medicine Physician$89,990
Genetic Counselor$117,800
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$61,940
Health Technologist and Technician$58,300
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$100,900
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$76,570
Hearing Aid Specialist$75,720
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$75,160
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$103,900
Medical Dosimetrist$170,700
Medical Records Specialist$50,240
Neurologist$222,100
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$124,300
Nurse Anesthetist$291,400
Nurse Midwive$154,000
Nurse Practitioner$159,300
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$228,900
Occupational Therapist$103,400
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$49,050
Optician$72,460
Optometrist$159,000
Orthopedic Surgeon$341,400
Orthotist and Prosthetist$119,000
Paramedic$86,630
Pediatric Surgeon$288,900
Pediatrician$201,600
Pharmacist$137,600
Pharmacy Technician$39,610
Physical Therapist$112,100
Physician$356,000
Physician$285,000
Physician Assistant$165,700
Podiatrist$160,300
Psychiatric Technician$54,040
Psychiatrist$194,100
Radiation Therapist$129,500
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$95,000
Radiologist$482,700
Recreational Therapist$60,400
Registered Nurse$106,500
Respiratory Therapist$100,800
Speech-Language Pathologist$101,600
Surgeon$437,900
Surgical Assistant$90,710
Surgical Technologist$77,200
Therapist$100,300
Veterinarian$160,100
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$49,050

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$49,390
Healthcare Support Worker$49,600
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$37,090
Massage Therapist$50,150
Medical Assistant$47,210
Medical Equipment Preparer$50,280
Medical Transcriptionist$39,020
Nursing Assistant$46,830
Occupational Therapy Aide$44,470
Occupational Therapy Assistant$74,960
Orderly$38,670
Pharmacy Aide$36,590
Phlebotomist$48,650
Physical Therapist Aide$34,430
Physical Therapist Assistant$78,440
Psychiatric Aide$45,780
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$46,160

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$52,050
Bailiff$43,690
Correctional Officer and Jailer$94,770
Crossing Guard and Flagger$41,600
Detective and Criminal Investigator$116,300
Fire Inspector and Investigator$60,100
Firefighter$84,130
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$117,500
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$133,200
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$143,000
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$54,720
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$61,590
Fish and Game Warden$72,920
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist$57,380
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$48,620
Lifeguard$34,760
Parking Enforcement Worker$43,920
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$92,610
Private Detective and Investigator$54,710
Protective Service Worker$54,950
School Bus Monitor$36,100
Security Guard$38,880
Transit and Railroad Police$106,300
Transportation Security Screener$74,400

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$44,020
Chef and Head Cook$74,280
Cook$32,220
Cook$44,520
Cook$38,460
Cook$40,720
Cook$46,080
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$34,170
Dishwasher$35,900
Fast Food and Counter Worker$34,150
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$48,420
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$36,290
Food Preparation Worker$35,540
Food Server$36,390
Host and Hostess$34,050
Waiter and Waitress$44,960

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$65,150
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$55,170
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$68,580
Grounds Maintenance Worker$71,800
Janitor and Cleaner$37,630
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$41,360
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$37,980
Pest Control Worker$48,780
Pesticide Handler$44,330
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$71,940

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$34,500
Animal Caretaker$35,850
Animal Trainer$46,690
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$41,080
Barber$54,850
Childcare Worker$36,390
Concierge$37,740
Costume Attendant$45,010
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$37,690
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$59,870
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$52,360
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$64,210
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$54,330
Funeral Attendant$37,240
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$48,260
Gambling Dealer$33,000
Hairdresser$36,150
Locker Room$36,650
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,370
Mortician$69,110
Personal Care and Service Worker$39,210
Recreation Worker$36,880
Residential Advisor$43,880
Shampooer$33,180
Skincare Specialist$45,870
Tour and Travel Guide$36,640
Usher$35,990

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$69,620
Cashier$34,590
Counter and Rental Clerk$48,900
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$36,420
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$44,370
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$99,030
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$57,320
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$37,850
Insurance Sales Agent$81,640
Model$60,520
Parts Salesperson$45,510
Real Estate Broker$111,400
Real Estate Sales Agent$99,990
Retail Salesperson$36,520
Sale and Related Worker$74,520
Sales Engineer$139,000
Sales Representative$131,400
Sales Representative$79,410
Sales Representatives of Service$79,200
Security$82,420
Telemarketer$39,370
Travel Agent$61,090

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$52,510
Billing and Posting Clerk$51,750
Bookkeeping$58,300
Brokerage Clerk$74,830
Cargo and Freight Agent$60,210
Correspondence Clerk$48,510
Courier and Messenger$40,870
Court$53,700
Credit Authorizer$59,400
Customer Service Representative$47,740
Data Entry Keyer$42,470
Desktop Publisher$63,020
Dispatcher$54,590
Eligibility Interviewer$51,380
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$89,520
File Clerk$44,400
Financial Clerk$57,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$76,640
Gambling Cage Worker$41,430
Hotel$38,110
Human Resources Assistant$54,410
Information and Record Clerk$55,830
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$59,810
Interviewer$47,380
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$63,080
Library Assistant$39,780
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$58,760
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$43,700
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$48,660
Meter Reader$63,030
New Accounts Clerk$57,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker$51,120
Office Clerk$48,570
Office Machine Operator$39,360
Order Clerk$46,270
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$60,750
Postal Service Clerk$64,290
Postal Service Mail Carrier$61,130
Postal Service Mail Sorter$60,530
Procurement Clerk$57,460
Production$62,710
Proofreader and Copy Marker$56,700
Public Safety Telecommunicator$59,240
Receptionist and Information Clerk$41,650
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$38,780
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$50,260
Shipping$45,440
Statistical Assistant$69,480
Switchboard Operator$40,430
Telephone Operator$41,960
Teller$47,210
Weigher$47,640
Word Processor and Typist$49,520

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$41,660
Agricultural Inspector$41,520
Farmworker$38,960
Farmworker and Laborer$37,710
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$57,240
Forest and Conservation Worker$41,600
Grader and Sorter$37,880

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$82,410
Brickmason and Blockmason$77,010
Carpenter$64,010
Carpet Installer$115,200
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$61,410
Construction and Building Inspector$81,760
Construction Laborer$64,060
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$75,080
Earth Driller$77,950
Electrician$77,250
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$137,900
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$80,310
Explosives Worker$100,500
Fence Erector$56,690
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$105,500
Floor Layer$59,840
Glazier$70,890
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$55,900
Helper$41,080
Helpers--Brickmason$47,480
Helpers--Carpenter$44,040
Helpers--Electrician$44,550
Helpers--Extraction Worker$53,820
Helpers--Pipelayer$44,360
Helpers--Roofer$42,670
Highway Maintenance Worker$51,720
Insulation Worker$52,750
Insulation Worker$107,600
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$65,330
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$89,660
Painter$59,250
Paving$50,500
Pipelayer$78,830
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$69,990
Plumber$78,240
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$66,540
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$116,100
Roofer$76,600
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$64,650
Sheet Metal Worker$92,840
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$78,950
Stonemason$66,210
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$113,200
Terrazzo Worker and Finisher$57,550
Tile and Stone Setter$62,370

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$105,400
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$48,780
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$62,400
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$61,040
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$56,610
Avionics Technician$100,300
Bicycle Repairer$49,260
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$72,340
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairer$60,290
Coin$59,770
Commercial Diver$86,920
Computer$57,330
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$96,510
Electric Motor$60,750
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$74,980
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$111,600
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$121,600
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$41,070
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$62,300
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$92,680
Heating$74,450
Helpers--Installation$41,230
Home Appliance Repairer$55,450
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$74,760
Installation$49,920
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$57,000
Maintenance and Repair Worker$54,810
Maintenance Worker$57,920
Mechanical Door Repairer$67,150
Medical Equipment Repairer$68,460
Millwright$107,500
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$78,180
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$71,880
Motorcycle Mechanic$59,430
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$58,730
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$52,000
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$80,930
Radio$75,930
Rail Car Repairer$78,750
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$60,760
Rigger$82,130
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$63,140
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$82,990
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$78,000
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$102,100
Tire Repairer and Changer$44,440

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$59,170
Baker$36,960
Butcher and Meat Cutter$38,540
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$51,760
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$56,500
Chemical Plant and System Operator$86,820
Cleaning$43,600
Coating$58,240
Coil Winder$48,330
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$54,100
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$70,460
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$51,460
Crushing$46,690
Cutter and Trimmer$34,600
Cutting$45,680
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$48,600
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,270
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$47,870
Electrical$45,800
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$50,910
Etcher and Engraver$58,000
Extruding$47,080
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$51,180
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$54,080
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$81,110
Food and Tobacco Roasting$37,140
Food Batchmaker$38,250
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$37,180
Food Processing Worker$34,670
Forging Machine Setter$35,630
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$55,210
Furnace$52,440
Furniture Finisher$37,690
Gas Plant Operator$110,900
Grinding$44,450
Grinding and Polishing Worker$47,840
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$49,640
Helpers--Production Worker$39,290
Inspector$49,140
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$59,480
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$48,180
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$36,050
Machinist$63,190
Meat$34,930
Medical Appliance Technician$52,400
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$33,790
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$75,020
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$50,530
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$37,620
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$57,810
Model Maker$72,340
Molder$47,360
Molding$39,950
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$41,390
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$47,420
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$40,280
Painting$52,160
Paper Goods Machine Setter$45,950
Petroleum Pump System Operator$104,500
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$43,300
Plant and System Operator$69,970
Plating Machine Setter$40,800
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$128,200
Power Plant Operator$131,400
Prepress Technician and Worker$56,840
Presser$37,920
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$46,600
Printing Press Operator$50,430
Production Worker$40,000
Rolling Machine Setter$46,980
Sawing Machine Setter$44,630
Separating$58,140
Sewer$36,400
Sewing Machine Operator$36,130
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$46,790
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$45,230
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$76,560
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$55,650
Tailor$43,150
Textile$37,410
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$36,570
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$40,780
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$36,850
Textile Winding$47,230
Tool and Die Maker$74,460
Tool Grinder$49,470
Upholsterer$42,640
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$78,760
Welder$59,440
Welding$53,680
Woodworker$57,490
Woodworking Machine Setter$49,680

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$132,200
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$65,590
Aircraft Service Attendant$46,210
Airfield Operations Specialist$42,480
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$36,170
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$35,350
Bus Driver$59,430
Bus Driver$61,140
Captain$90,310
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$37,090
Commercial Pilot$226,700
Conveyor Operator and Tender$50,750
Crane and Tower Operator$100,600
Dredge Operator$63,810
Driver/Sales Worker$44,720
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$67,980
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$63,570
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$46,100
Laborer and Freight$39,540
Light Truck Driver$46,820
Locomotive Engineer$86,550
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$44,890
Material Moving Worker$64,870
Motor Vehicle Operator$50,680
Motorboat Operator$44,150
Packer and Packager$43,840
Parking Attendant$35,100
Passenger Attendant$39,760
Pump Operator$64,990
Rail Yard Engineer$71,030
Railroad Brake$74,160
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$54,630
Sailor and Marine Oiler$71,880
Ship Engineer$118,300
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$39,470
Stocker and Order Filler$37,250
Subway and Streetcar Operator$68,970
Tank Car$64,890
Traffic Technician$64,240
Transportation Inspector$49,250
Transportation Worker$69,220

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in New Jersey?

About $77,480 a year ($37.25 an hour): the average of the 738 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in New Jersey?

Radiologist ($482,700), Surgeon ($437,900), Physician ($356,000).

What are the most common jobs in New Jersey?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (117,080 jobs), Cashier (107,680 jobs), Laborer and Freight (97,230 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.