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Driver/Sales Workers Salary in New Jersey

What Driver/Sales Workers earn in New Jersey, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 12 counties.

Average in NJ
$42,616
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
3 of 12
published states
Workers in state
27,030
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
12 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Driver/Sales Workers pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44,720$37,138$5,813Bergen County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Driver/Sales Workers in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$44,720$37,138$7,493
2Monmouth County, NJ$44,720$37,138$7,493
3Essex County, NJ$44,720$37,138$7,457
4Union County, NJ$44,720$37,138$7,457
5Morris County, NJ$44,720$37,138$7,457
6Sussex County, NJ$44,720$37,138$7,457
7Bergen County, NJ$44,720$37,138$5,813
8Passaic County, NJ$44,720$37,138$5,813
9Middlesex County, NJ$44,720$37,138$4,421
10Somerset County, NJ$44,720$37,138$4,421
11Hunterdon County, NJ$44,720$37,138$4,421
12Hudson County, NJ$44,720$37,138−$511

Driver/Sales Workers pay in New Jersey

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Driver/Sales Workers in New Jersey is $42,616, based on 27,030 workers. Among the 12 states with published data, that ranks number 3. The BLS national median for the occupation is $38,770, so New Jersey averages 9.9% above it.

Published data for New Jersey currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $44,720.

Cost of living for Driver/Sales Workers in New Jersey

We compare 12 New Jersey counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin, $7,493. In Hudson County, NJ the basics cost $511 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 12 counties.

Driver/Sales Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Driver/Sales Workers are California ($45,109), New York ($43,943), Georgia ($40,152) and Illinois ($39,532).

Frequently asked questions: Driver/Sales Workers in New Jersey

How much do Driver/Sales Workers earn in New Jersey?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $42,616.

Which New Jersey county is best for Driver/Sales Workers?

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($7,493). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $7,493.