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Models Salary in NJ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Models in NJ have a median annual salary of $60,520. Recorded earnings range from $50,290 at the 10th percentile to $117,070 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

$60,520

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.10

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$50,290
10th
$60,520
25th
$60,520
Median
$60,520
75th
$117,070
90th

Local compared with national

NJ

$60,520

Median annual · 2025

United States

$48,470

Median annual · 2025

The NJ median is 24.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $12,050).

Top skills

  1. 1.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 2.8
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.6
  5. 5.CoordinationImportance 2.6
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.5
  7. 7.Time ManagementImportance 2.5
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.1
  9. 9.WritingImportance 2.0
  10. 10.PersuasionImportance 2.0
  11. 11.NegotiationImportance 2.0
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 1.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple Safari
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Web browser software
  • YouTube

Common tasks

  • Pose for artists and photographers.
  • Record rates of pay and durations of jobs on vouchers.
  • Gather information from agents concerning the pay, dates, times, provisions, and lengths of jobs.
  • Report job completions to agencies and obtain information about future appointments.
  • Assemble and maintain portfolios, print composite cards, and travel to go-sees to obtain jobs.
  • Pose as directed, or strike suitable interpretive poses for promoting and selling merchandise or fashions during appearances, filming, or photo sessions.
  • Follow strict routines of diet, sleep, and exercise to maintain appearance.
  • Apply makeup to face and style hair to enhance appearance, considering such factors as color, camera techniques, and facial features.
  • Work closely with photographers, fashion coordinators, directors, producers, stylists, make-up artists, other models, and clients to produce the desired looks, and to finish photo shoots on schedule.
  • Dress in sample or completed garments, and select accessories.

Related careers

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

Models salary in other locations

Other occupations in NJ