Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Jersey

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Jersey, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in New Jersey are those of orthodontists, with an average annual salary of $224,430. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $220,590.

All of the shown salary and employment information for New Jersey has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in New Jersey in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New Jersey (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Orthodontists	$224,430	$169,920	260
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$220,590	$166,650	1,450
3	Petroleum Engineers	$215,240	$128,210	120
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$212,210	$38,690	170
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$208,330	$182,800	1,360
6	Other Specialists Dentists	$201,140	$86,980	80
7	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$199,990	$62,530	380
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$184,950	$50,010	1,010
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$184,710	$127,910	8,390
10	Family Medicine Physicians	$184,700	$77,630	2,770
11	General Pediatricians	$180,320	$133,400	1,340
12	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$177,530	$106,990	580
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$177,010	$130,100	22,520
14	Sales Managers	$173,150	$96,600	16,560
15	Financial Managers	$172,650	$121,670	30,640
16	Marketing Managers	$170,980	$105,880	11,830
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,730	$120,590	6,080
18	Human Resources Managers	$167,890	$107,360	4,630
19	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$167,800	$114,440	550
20	Purchasing Managers	$166,660	$115,520	2,600
21	All Other Managers	$163,450	$100,020	20,700
22	Training and Development Managers	$157,300	$101,290	1,270
23	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$156,630	$54,580	4,670
24	Gaming Managers	$156,000	$78,180	200
25	General Dentists	$155,990	$101,190	3,140
26	Public Relations Managers	$146,620	$94,010	1,600
27	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$145,810	$84,990	1,400
28	Database Architects	$144,730	$92,520	1,260
29	General and Operations Managers	$143,940	$71,190	56,290
30	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$142,580	$102,420	380
31	Sales Engineers	$142,200	$71,390	1,300
32	Optometrists	$141,370	$99,990	830
33	Medical Dosimetrists	$141,110	$128,730	130
34	Computer Network Architects	$140,920	$93,510	6,440
35	Lawyers	$138,630	$80,530	23,010
36	Construction Managers	$138,300	$88,400	10,450
37	Industrial Production Managers	$137,060	$93,440	5,760
38	Physicists	$136,610	$78,860	210
39	Nurse Practitioners	$136,480	$111,560	6,640
40	Fundraising Managers	$136,340	$87,930	550
41	Aerospace Engineers	$132,590	$98,860	750
42	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$132,390	$96,190	5,520
43	Computer Hardware Engineers	$131,620	$92,830	1,530
44	Nuclear Engineers	$131,590	$96,140	470
45	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$131,420	$78,800	5,970
46	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$131,170	$100,070	11,160
47	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$130,690	$81,280	2,930
48	Pharmacists	$130,660	$105,090	9,360
49	Administrative Services Managers	$130,230	$83,970	10,180
50	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$130,210	$82,620	2,960
51	Information Security Analysts	$130,210	$82,900	5,900
52	Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers	$130,100	$93,010	70
53	Personal Financial Advisors	$129,790	$60,010	8,160
54	Data Scientists	$129,210	$74,920	3,030
55	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$129,070	$86,460	5,650
56	Physician Assistants	$128,960	$102,010	4,660
57	Veterinarians	$128,130	$79,980	1,980
58	Software Developers	$127,900	$75,340	54,920
59	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,760	$88,790	16,490
60	Actuaries	$127,750	$84,410	1,180
61	Database Administrators	$127,560	$65,000	2,400
62	Nurse Midwives	$126,740	$82,780	210
63	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$125,210	$71,980	640
64	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$124,890	$60,340	2,810
65	Facilities Managers	$124,720	$81,260	4,300
66	Engineers, All Other	$124,300	$65,150	3,520
67	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$122,860	$60,920	410
68	Chemical Engineers	$122,700	$80,190	810
69	Art Directors	$121,940	$76,960	1,960
70	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$121,020	$59,840	1,890
71	Other Psychologists	$120,640	$39,090	280
72	Air Traffic Controllers	$120,560	$84,540	180
73	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$120,330	$80,460	910
74	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$120,270	$60,540	50
75	Mathematicians	$120,220	$64,950	50
76	Computer Systems Analysts	$116,680	$77,090	12,260
77	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$115,110	$60,590	1,600
78	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$113,680	$72,860	230
79	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$112,340	$60,520	120
80	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$111,800	$85,060	270
81	Biomedical Engineers	$110,560	$77,250	610
82	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$110,120	$81,970	930
83	Emergency Management Directors	$109,290	$60,760	480
84	Podiatrists	$109,180	$52,000	550
85	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$108,740	$77,120	1,130
86	Ship Engineers	$107,190	$55,640	290
87	Radiation Therapists	$106,720	$90,200	540
88	Management Analysts	$106,670	$62,740	18,880
89	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$106,150	$79,520	2,410
90	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$106,000	$68,490	7,760
91	Project Management Specialists	$105,960	$66,150	19,300
92	Statisticians	$105,860	$63,990	710
93	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$105,560	$83,300	50
94	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$104,940	$58,220	870
95	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$104,930	$62,920	14,350
96	Financial Risk Specialists	$104,780	$69,440	2,060
97	Hydrologists	$104,680	$53,560	120
98	Other Physical Scientists	$104,600	$81,310	460
99	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$104,600	$61,710	870
100	Power Plant Operators	$103,850	$65,280	300

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Jersey – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Natural Sciences Managers	$191,860
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$191,810
3	General Pediatricians	$169,570
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$169,130
5	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$168,790
6	Financial Managers	$164,440
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,340
8	Sales Managers	$164,210
9	Purchasing Managers	$163,350
10	Marketing Managers	$163,290

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Jersey – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,620
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$191,800
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$187,330
4	General Pediatricians	$183,170
5	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$182,530
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,620
7	Sales Managers	$169,130
8	Marketing Managers	$167,880
9	Financial Managers	$167,590
10	Training and Development Managers	$167,400

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New Jersey – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$198,240
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,500
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$182,850
4	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$175,250
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$170,300
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$167,960
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$166,470
8	Marketing Managers	$162,610
9	Petroleum Engineers	$161,820
10	Financial Managers	$160,660

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