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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Acute Care Nurses$106,50092,680View salary detail
Financial Examiners$106,4102,190View salary detail
Transit and Railroad Police$106,290340View salary detail
Management Analysts$105,82022,080View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers$105,51016,230View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$105,51016,230View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$105,3701,900View salary detail
Computer Programmers$104,9403,930View salary detail
Biologists$104,750540View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists$104,750540View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other$104,750540View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists$104,750540View salary detail
Geneticists$104,750540View salary detail
Civil Engineers$104,6606,900View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers$104,6606,900View salary detail
Transportation Engineers$104,6606,900View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$104,540420View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists$104,340630View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$103,9301,250View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other$103,890110View salary detail
Validation Engineers$103,8406,870View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers$103,8406,870View salary detail
Industrial Engineers$103,8406,870View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists$103,8406,870View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists$103,4106,290View salary detail
Occupational Therapists$103,4106,290View salary detail
Materials Scientists$103,150440View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,1503,370View salary detail
Environmental Engineers$102,630990View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$102,0902,540View salary detail
Fashion Designers$101,610160View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists$101,5606,840View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers$101,520420View salary detail
Gambling Managers$101,470130View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$101,260350View salary detail
Transportation Planners$101,260350View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$101,100440View salary detail
Credit Analysts$100,9401,220View salary detail
Orthoptists$100,900470View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$100,900470View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians$100,900470View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors$100,83042,250View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists$100,8103,350View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators$100,6401,000View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$100,520—View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,260650View salary detail
Music Therapists$100,2507,090View salary detail
Therapists, All Other$100,2507,090View salary detail
Art Therapists$100,2507,090View salary detail
Avionics Technicians$100,250260View 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.