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Information Technology Project Managers Salary in NJ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Information Technology Project Managers in NJ have a median annual salary of $108,310, with 12,010 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $48,380 at the 10th percentile to $207,950 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

$108,310

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$52.07

Employment

12,010

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$48,380
10th
$72,370
25th
$108,310
Median
$167,020
75th
$207,950
90th

Local compared with national

NJ

$108,310

Median annual · 2025

United States

$116,580

Median annual · 2025

The NJ median is 7.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,270).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.WritingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.CoordinationImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 4.0
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.8
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  12. 12.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • 24SevenOffice Project
  • 3M Post-it App
  • Actano Rplan
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe ActionScript
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Advanced business application programming ABAP
  • AEC Software FastTrack Schedule
  • Airtable
  • AJAX
  • Amazon DynamoDB

Common tasks

  • Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
  • Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
  • Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
  • Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
  • Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
  • Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
  • Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
  • Develop implementation plans that include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).
  • Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Information Technology Project Managers salary in other locations

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