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
Coroners	$100,000	13,310	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$100,000	13,310	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$100,000	13,310	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$100,000	13,310	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$100,000	13,310	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$100,000	13,310	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$100,000	13,310	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$99,990	—	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,900	780	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$99,800	2,390	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,450	900	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$99,030	10,370	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,920	530	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$98,630	5,510	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$98,630	5,510	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$98,630	5,510	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,500	480	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,630	2,960	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$96,510	1,000	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$96,420	1,430	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$96,250	840	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$96,220	3,150	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$96,090	3,770	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$96,020	790	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$95,690	9,650	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$95,580	100	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$95,310	2,170	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$95,310	2,170	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$95,290	5,530	View salary detail
Web Developers	$95,180	2,250	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$95,160	2,130	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$95,020	360	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$95,000	6,320	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$94,770	7,570	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$94,280	—	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$92,920	6,200	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$92,840	2,790	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$92,680	14,930	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$92,610	21,780	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$92,610	21,780	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$92,280	6,280	View salary detail
Logisticians	$92,280	6,280	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$92,280	6,280	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$92,150	4,040	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$92,060	1,720	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$91,970	130	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$91,060	34,210	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.