Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New Jersey

860 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New Jersey for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$162,350	5,660	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$161,510	30,270	View salary detail
Lawyers	$161,430	23,160	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$160,540	1,540	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$160,300	260	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$160,140	1,910	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$159,310	9,950	View salary detail
Optometrists	$159,040	1,380	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$158,730	1,820	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$158,730	1,820	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$158,570	9,300	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$153,970	120	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$147,260	6,780	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$147,260	6,780	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$147,260	6,780	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$147,260	6,780	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$147,260	6,780	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$147,260	6,780	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$145,650	16,900	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$144,460	10,910	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$142,990	7,650	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$142,880	580	View salary detail
Actuaries	$142,800	1,260	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$140,840	1,580	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$140,500	750	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$139,010	1,760	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$138,230	6,910	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$137,920	800	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$137,620	9,420	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$137,440	11,450	View salary detail
Software Developers	$135,940	51,570	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,760	470	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$135,280	6,430	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$135,280	6,430	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$135,280	6,430	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$134,990	1,370	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$134,820	4,860	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$133,210	2,210	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$132,450	4,540	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.