141 Jobs That Pay Over $100K in New Jersey (2024)

There are 141 occupations in New Jersey with a median salary above $100K per year. The highest-paying is Nurse Anesthetists at $231,080/year. Based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024

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141
Jobs Over $100K

$231,080

#1: Nurse Anesthetists

$129,798

Avg of Qualifying Jobs

737,510

Workers in These Jobs

All 141 Jobs Paying Over $100K in New Jersey

Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown.

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$231,080	$252,130	1,030
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$222,010	$237,520	1,900
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$221,880	$245,960	670
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$214,410	$213,320	4,150
5	Petroleum Engineers	$212,230	$206,490	100
6	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$204,510	$201,640	410
7	Physicians, All Other	$196,760	$204,450	9,180
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$196,230	$163,200	990
9	Pediatricians, General	$195,150	$204,190	860
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$191,450	$205,120	27,890
11	Natural Sciences Managers	$188,190	$206,820	10,010
12	Financial Managers	$185,430	$208,370	34,530
13	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$179,090	$188,300	660
14	Marketing Managers	$173,460	$188,550	12,260
15	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$173,380	$178,480	590
16	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$171,300	$220,990	3,220
17	Sales Managers	$170,690	$191,150	16,360
18	Public Relations Managers	$170,350	$182,190	2,200
19	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$169,100	$179,490	5,530
20	Purchasing Managers	$168,210	$181,120	3,290
21	Human Resources Managers	$167,880	$184,810	5,590
22	Physicists	$164,330	$177,010	320
23	Managers, All Other	$162,820	$174,290	21,260
24	Database Architects	$162,410	$158,930	1,290
25	Training and Development Managers	$159,690	$163,820	1,320
26	Gambling Managers	$159,440	$148,240	130
27	Medical Dosimetrists	$158,980	$157,980	130
28	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$152,240	$156,540	5,490
29	Lawyers	$151,170	$177,230	25,680
30	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$150,970	$159,220	50
31	General and Operations Managers	$148,370	$180,890	64,680
32	Optometrists	$146,700	$141,870	1,290
33	Computer Network Architects	$144,670	$148,820	6,810
34	Nurse Practitioners	$142,950	$145,030	6,400
35	Construction Managers	$142,810	$149,900	9,250
36	Industrial Production Managers	$140,940	$154,520	5,690
37	Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,250	$128,770	50
38	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$137,140	$140,390	6,840
39	Physician Assistants	$137,100	$148,350	3,150
40	Actuaries	$135,710	$142,300	1,610
41	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$134,940	$139,750	2,620
42	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$134,070	$141,310	11,090
43	Fundraising Managers	$133,170	$139,950	800
44	Veterinarians	$132,970	$153,630	1,930
45	Administrative Services Managers	$131,860	$146,190	9,150
46	Software Developers	$131,680	$134,970	54,570
47	Information Security Analysts	$131,340	$135,940	6,580
48	Pharmacists	$131,190	$130,390	10,540
49	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$130,700	$148,370	2,010
50	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$130,640	$148,560	3,120
51	Data Scientists	$130,570	$134,140	4,340
52	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,340	$136,020	2,810
53	Aerospace Engineers	$129,950	$138,060	1,130
54	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$129,950	$134,260	1,200
55	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$129,500	$124,970	570
56	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,490	$145,640	380
57	Computer Hardware Engineers	$129,460	$126,680	980
58	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,370	$162,430	17,070
59	Psychologists, All Other	$128,810	$114,830	230
60	Sales Engineers	$128,750	$139,140	1,330
61	Nurse Midwives	$128,050	$133,980	280
62	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$127,840	$140,000	6,510
63	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$127,000	$121,770	810
64	Personal Financial Advisors	$126,670	$178,300	8,320
65	Art Directors	$126,280	$130,820	2,070
66	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$126,070	$129,410	4,490
67	Hydrologists	$125,840	$122,800	100
68	Engineers, All Other	$125,270	$122,570	3,670
69	Facilities Managers	$125,050	$129,670	4,610
70	Podiatrists	$124,260	$135,180	490
71	Computer Systems Analysts	$123,190	$126,240	14,970
72	Air Traffic Controllers	$122,620	$125,990	190
73	Financial Risk Specialists	$120,750	$127,540	2,200
74	Ship Engineers	$120,180	$109,590	320
75	Database Administrators	$119,450	$122,460	2,080
76	Statisticians	$119,250	$122,370	430
77	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$118,930	$124,140	300
78	Emergency Management Directors	$117,000	$118,360	420
79	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$116,020	$118,930	100
80	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$114,780	$128,290	1,500
81	Radiation Therapists	$113,410	$116,250	660
82	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$112,560	$103,140	1,330
83	Chemical Engineers	$112,350	$121,450	620
84	Producers and Directors	$111,360	$120,330	3,110
85	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$108,940	$116,730	840
86	Project Management Specialists	$108,890	$136,990	24,510
87	Computer Programmers	$108,760	$122,830	5,460
88	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$108,670	$115,420	460
89	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,360	$156,300	170
90	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,310	$117,790	1,450
91	Electrical Engineers	$108,120	$119,140	3,990
92	Physical Scientists, All Other	$107,990	$116,970	510
93	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$107,790	$99,620	420
94	Power Plant Operators	$107,620	$104,080	230
95	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$107,520	$112,390	1,390
96	Epidemiologists	$107,400	$108,790	320
97	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$107,220	$107,240	2,230
98	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,030	$132,430	2,860
99	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$106,530	$90,070	190
100	Genetic Counselors	$106,500	$101,970	70
101	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,380	$122,370	630
102	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$106,000	$115,180	6,540
103	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$105,960	$109,680	380
104	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,460	$122,930	770
105	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,160	$117,200	1,290
106	Life Scientists, All Other	$104,980	$109,530	130
107	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,930	$115,350	1,730
108	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$104,750	$101,670	920
109	Occupational Therapists	$104,570	$105,880	4,950
110	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$104,410	$109,910	800
111	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$104,020	$106,710	520
112	Physical Therapists	$104,010	$109,280	7,310
113	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$103,850	$111,190	11,030
114	Management Analysts	$103,770	$122,840	19,300
115	Financial and Investment Analysts	$103,680	$128,280	11,250
116	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,540	$112,670	1,370
117	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,320	$121,710	450
118	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$103,250	$107,910	3,360
119	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,600	$123,170	1,780
120	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,570	$107,330	930
121	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,460	$101,540	2,100
122	Mechanical Engineers	$102,370	$107,640	4,830
123	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,180	$114,630	620
124	Operations Research Analysts	$102,140	$108,990	3,890
125	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,990	$118,630	570
126	Audiologists	$101,890	$107,660	N/A
127	Gas Plant Operators	$101,580	$93,750	190
128	Labor Relations Specialists	$101,570	$107,340	3,130
129	Industrial Engineers	$101,410	$104,170	6,910
130	Materials Engineers	$101,300	$110,680	280
131	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,250	$109,900	220
132	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,250	$117,450	470
133	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,140	$119,440	270
134	Financial Examiners	$101,020	$113,280	3,440
135	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$100,900	$123,700	560
136	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$100,720	$93,800	560
137	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,680	$107,440	2,720
138	Transit and Railroad Police	$100,170	$93,570	310
139	Registered Nurses	$100,160	$101,960	82,950
140	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$100,080	$152,300	230
141	Civil Engineers	$100,040	$106,760	7,830

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New Jersey High-Salary Insights

The $100K+ jobs in New Jersey are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Management, and Architecture & Engineering fields.

19.3% of all tracked occupations in NJ earn a median salary above $100K. The entry point for this group is $100,040/year (Civil Engineers), while the top earner makes $231,080/year.

New Jersey ranks #3 among all 50 states for the number of $100K+ jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many jobs pay over $100K a year in New Jersey?

According to 2024 BLS data, there are 141 occupations in New Jersey with a median annual salary above $100K. This represents 19.3% of all tracked occupations in NJ.

What is the highest paying job in New Jersey?

The highest paying occupation in New Jersey is Nurse Anesthetists with a median salary of $231,080 per year based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

What is the minimum salary to be on the $100K+ list in New Jersey?

The entry point for the $100K+ list in New Jersey is $100,040/year (Civil Engineers). Any occupation with a median salary above $100K qualifies for this list.

What is the average salary of $100K+ jobs in New Jersey?

The average median salary among all 141 occupations that pay over $100K in New Jersey is $129,798 per year (2024 data).

How can I get a job that pays over $100K in New Jersey?

High-paying jobs in New Jersey typically require specialized education, certifications, or significant experience. Common fields include healthcare, technology, management, and engineering. Investing in relevant skills through certifications and advanced degrees can help you reach the $100K+ salary range. Check individual job pages for specific requirements.

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Data Source & Methodology

This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $100K per year. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics