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Mean annual wage, all occupations in New Jersey

Mean annual wage, all occupations in New Jersey was $78,040 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD78,040
Change on 2024+2.3%
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high78,0402025
Series low41,0202003

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Mean annual wage, all occupations in New Jersey, 2003 to 2025

40K50K60K70K80K2003200720112015201920252003: 41,020 USD2004: 42,240 USD2005: 43,860 USD2006: 45,450 USD2007: 47,100 USD2008: 48,690 USD2009: 50,010 USD2010: 50,730 USD2011: 51,540 USD2012: 51,990 USD2013: 52,800 USD2014: 53,920 USD2015: 54,950 USD2016: 56,030 USD2017: 56,970 USD2018: 58,210 USD2019: 59,980 USD2020: 63,690 USD2021: 67,120 USD2022: 70,890 USD2023: 73,980 USD2024: 76,320 USD2025: 78,040 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.
All 23 values
PeriodUSD
202578,040
202476,320
202373,980
202270,890
202167,120
202063,690
201959,980
201858,210
201756,970
201656,030
201554,950
201453,920
201352,800
201251,990
201151,540
201050,730
200950,010
200848,690
200747,100
200645,450
200543,860
200442,240
200341,020

Compared with United States

Place2025
New Jersey78,040
United States69,770

Rankings

Definition

Average (mean) annual wage of wage and salary jobs in all occupations, in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Estimates refer to May of each year.

An average: high earners pull it above the median, so for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Covers employees of nonfarm establishments; the self-employed, farm workers and private household workers are excluded. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000) (Mean annual wage, all occupations, New Jersey, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, New Jersey, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Mean annual wage, all occupations, New Jersey, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, New Jersey, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the mean annual wage, all occupations in New Jersey?

Mean annual wage, all occupations in New Jersey was $78,040 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest mean annual wage, all occupations in New Jersey?

$78,040 in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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