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Fuel Cell Engineers Salary in NJ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Fuel Cell Engineers in NJ have a median annual salary of $112,300, with 4,180 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $79,160 at the 10th percentile to $162,800 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$112,300

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$53.99

Employment

4,180

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$79,160
10th
$92,750
25th
$112,300
Median
$136,910
75th
$162,800
90th

Local compared with national

NJ

$112,300

Median annual · 2025

United States

$104,110

Median annual · 2025

The NJ median is 7.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,190).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.WritingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.ScienceImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 3.6
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  10. 10.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.6
  11. 11.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.6
  12. 12.MathematicsImportance 3.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Ansoft Simplorer
  • Ansys Fluent
  • ASPEN PLUS
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • C
  • C++
  • FactSage
  • Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
  • Gaussian GaussView
  • Gaussian software
  • GE Energy GateCycle
  • IBM Cloud
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Plan or conduct experiments to validate new materials, optimize startup protocols, reduce conditioning time, or examine contaminant tolerance.
  • Provide technical consultation or direction related to the development or production of fuel cell systems.
  • Authorize release of fuel cell parts, components, or subsystems for production.
  • Characterize component or fuel cell performances by generating operating maps, defining operating conditions, identifying design refinements, or executing durability assessments.
  • Plan or implement fuel cell cost reduction or product improvement projects in collaboration with other engineers, suppliers, support personnel, or customers.
  • Conduct fuel cell testing projects, using fuel cell test stations, analytical instruments, or electrochemical diagnostics, such as cyclic voltammetry or impedance spectroscopy.
  • Analyze fuel cell or related test data, using statistical software.
  • Conduct post-service or failure analyses, using electromechanical diagnostic principles or procedures.
  • Define specifications for fuel cell materials.
  • Recommend or implement changes to fuel cell system designs.

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