The highest paying job in New Jersey is Physicians, All Other, with a median salary of $238,870 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in NJ based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $238,870 | $233,330 | 7,840 |
| 2 | Athletes and Sports Competitors | $214,630 | $211,960 | 360 |
| 3 | Neurologists | $213,200 | $209,890 | 190 |
| 4 | Natural Sciences Managers | $202,310 | $207,130 | 9,010 |
| 5 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $202,110 | $195,230 | N/A |
| 6 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $200,150 | $166,650 | 990 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $196,480 | $204,240 | 33,860 |
| 8 | Financial Manager | $188,750 | $211,620 | 32,370 |
| 9 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $182,660 | $190,280 | 810 |
| 10 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $174,230 | $187,940 | 4,320 |
| 11 | Marketing Manager | $173,310 | $190,930 | 11,750 |
| 12 | Purchasing Managers | $173,130 | $185,390 | 2,830 |
| 13 | Sales Manager | $171,490 | $190,380 | 18,110 |
| 14 | Pediatricians, General | $171,380 | $168,700 | 730 |
| 15 | Public Relations Managers | $169,510 | $178,810 | 2,380 |
| 16 | Physicists | $168,610 | $177,610 | 320 |
| 17 | Human Resources Manager | $166,070 | $179,340 | 6,470 |
| 18 | Medical Dosimetrists | $165,100 | $163,490 | 100 |
| 19 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $163,700 | $166,950 | 450 |
| 20 | Managers, All Other | $163,630 | $170,910 | 24,000 |
| 21 | Dentists, General | $159,860 | $175,720 | 2,710 |
| 22 | Lawyer | $158,470 | $186,430 | 23,360 |
| 23 | Optometrists | $156,000 | $145,500 | 950 |
| 24 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $155,860 | $155,570 | 1,950 |
| 25 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $155,570 | $208,350 | 2,210 |
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The top-paying careers in New Jersey are concentrated in Management fields. The #1 job, Physicians, All Other, pays $160,320 more than the state average of $78,549 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $155,570, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how New Jersey's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.