There are 30 occupations in New Jersey with a median salary above $150K 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
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 |
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The $150K+ jobs in New Jersey are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Management, and Architecture & Engineering fields.
4.1% of all tracked occupations in NJ earn a median salary above $150K. The entry point for this group is $150,970/year (Dentists, All Other Specialists), while the top earner makes $231,080/year.
New Jersey ranks #3 among all 50 states for the number of $150K+ jobs.
These are gross salaries. After federal, state, and FICA taxes, take-home pay is lower.
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This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $150K 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.