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New Jersey engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across New Jersey, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$125,670

New Jersey

Top earners

$191,833

Higher end

vs national

+4% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in New Jersey earn a blended median of $125,670 per year, +4% vs national, with top earners near $191,833. That blends 12 engineering occupations across 86,000 published jobs in New Jersey. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in New Jersey

Published wage data for each discipline in New Jersey. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in New Jersey

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Top-paying

Atlantic City

$118,300

-2% vs national

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Trenton

$117,151

-3% vs national

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Vineland

$105,307

-13% vs national

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More cities in New Jersey

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What affects engineering pay in New Jersey

  • ▹Local market. New Jersey pay runs +4% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Trenton, Atlantic City, Vineland, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than New Jersey; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in New Jersey — FAQ

How much do engineers make in New Jersey?
Engineers in New Jersey earn a blended median of $125,670 per year — 4% above the national average — across 12 engineering occupations and 86,000 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in New Jersey?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in New Jersey, at $174,230 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is New Jersey a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in New Jersey runs 4% above the national average, across 86,000 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in New Jersey pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in New York City ($148,991), Philadelphia ($118,413), and Atlantic City ($118,300), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 12 engineering occupations in New Jersey, weighted by local employment (86,000 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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