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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Salary in New Jersey

What Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 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
$43,377
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
1 of 2
published states
Workers in state
7,530
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
12 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,870$36,502$5,177Bergen County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$43,870$36,502$6,857
2Monmouth County, NJ$43,870$36,502$6,857
3Essex County, NJ$43,870$36,502$6,821
4Union County, NJ$43,870$36,502$6,821
5Morris County, NJ$43,870$36,502$6,821
6Sussex County, NJ$43,870$36,502$6,821
7Bergen County, NJ$43,870$36,502$5,177
8Passaic County, NJ$43,870$36,502$5,177
9Middlesex County, NJ$43,870$36,502$3,785
10Somerset County, NJ$43,870$36,502$3,785
11Hunterdon County, NJ$43,870$36,502$3,785
12Hudson County, NJ$43,870$36,502−$1,147

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers pay in New Jersey

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in New Jersey is $43,377, based on 7,530 workers. Among the 2 states with published data, that ranks number 1. The BLS national median for the occupation is $39,630, so New Jersey averages 9.5% above it.

Published data for New Jersey currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $43,870.

Cost of living for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 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, $6,857. In Hudson County, NJ the basics cost $1,147 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 12 counties.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers are New York ($43,230).

Frequently asked questions: Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in New Jersey

How much do Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers earn in New Jersey?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $43,377.

Which New Jersey county is best for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers?

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($6,857). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $6,857.