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
Security Management Specialists	$91,060	34,210	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$90,710	—	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$90,610	3,830	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$90,310	510	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$90,310	1,230	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$89,990	2,920	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$89,660	5,980	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$89,590	2,260	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$89,520	11,690	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$88,500	300	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$88,480	170	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$88,210	660	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$88,190	22,990	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$88,190	22,990	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$87,550	340	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$87,450	880	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$87,450	880	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$87,450	880	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$87,440	3,370	View salary detail
Commercial Divers	$86,920	—	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$86,820	330	View salary detail
Paramedics	$86,630	540	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$86,550	830	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$86,380	—	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$86,280	790	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$85,510	2,250	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$85,260	1,040	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,250	3,190	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,130	120	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$85,040	3,150	View salary detail
Chemists	$84,450	5,280	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$84,450	2,870	View salary detail
Firefighters	$84,130	7,500	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$83,770	7,520	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$83,770	2,320	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,620	330	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$83,380	690	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$83,030	90	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$82,990	260	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,910	190	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,890	350	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$82,890	620	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$82,850	7,110	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$82,710	2,440	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$82,690	4,310	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$82,420	15,230	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$82,410	280	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$82,200	38,140	View salary detail
Riggers	$82,130	200	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$81,760	5,950	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.