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Highest Paying Jobs in New Jersey

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for New Jersey, among 237 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in New Jersey
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Anesthesiologists$460,8007,080
2Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$312,14111,790
3Chief Executives$295,77311,940
4Financial Managers$210,073112,980
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,01581,300
6Sales Managers$201,87257,690
7Lawyers$200,092117,760
8Marketing Managers$189,20065,150
9Public Relations Managers$182,6049,810
10Dentists, General$182,57810,440
11Architectural and Engineering Managers$178,60613,640
12Human Resources Managers$178,00723,760
13Natural Sciences Managers$177,77218,020
14Purchasing Managers$169,0229,410
15Physician Assistants$161,18821,040
16Software Developers$159,138155,260
17Computer Network Architects$156,03714,070
18Nurse Practitioners$156,01830,090
19Personal Financial Advisors$155,96733,000
20Medical and Health Services Managers$152,47053,130
21Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$152,26872,100
22Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$152,18631,020
23Construction Managers$148,94316,620
24General and Operations Managers$145,883260,550
25Administrative Services Managers$145,83023,910

Highest-paying jobs in New Jersey

This ranking covers 237 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in New Jersey. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Anesthesiologists comes first at $460,800 a year; number 25 on the list, Administrative Services Managers, averages $145,830.

Each occupation links to its New Jersey page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.