Salaries & Cost of Living in Bergen County, NJ

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 180 occupations in Bergen County, NJ.

Jobs listed: 180; New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians: $77,785; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $1,987; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 92%; 166 of 180

Pay and cost of living in Bergen County, NJ

Across the 180 occupations we cover in Bergen County, NJ, the middle median salary is $77,785 a year. Pay runs from $34,910 for Manicurists and Pedicurists up to $335,270 for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, a spread of $300,360. Wages come from the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Bergen County, NJ has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,987 a month and a two-bedroom $2,282. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $31,325 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $64,395 a year, and 166 of the 180 occupations listed here (92%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Bergen County, NJ, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 180.

Occupations in Bergen County, NJ ranked by median salary
#	Occupation	Median salary	Take-home	Left per month
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$335,270	$217,727	$15,533
2	Financial Managers	$221,010	$152,063	$10,062
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$215,300	$148,679	$9,779
4	Sales Managers	$215,150	$148,590	$9,772
5	Lawyers	$208,880	$144,539	$9,434
6	Marketing Managers	$192,840	$133,683	$8,530
7	Human Resources Managers	$185,100	$128,406	$8,090
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$180,460	$125,242	$7,826
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$170,050	$118,520	$7,266
10	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$167,890	$117,181	$7,155
11	Physician Assistants	$167,650	$117,032	$7,142
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$167,580	$116,989	$7,139
13	Software Developers	$166,830	$116,524	$7,100
14	Nurse Practitioners	$163,340	$114,361	$6,920
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,210	$114,281	$6,913
16	Computer Network Architects	$163,010	$114,157	$6,903
17	Construction Managers	$158,000	$111,051	$6,644
18	General and Operations Managers	$157,000	$110,432	$6,592
19	Administrative Services Managers	$149,990	$106,087	$6,230
20	Pharmacists	$141,320	$100,713	$5,782
21	Information Security Analysts	$140,470	$100,186	$5,738
22	Financial Risk Specialists	$139,670	$99,690	$5,697
23	Data Scientists	$135,980	$97,403	$5,506
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,270	$96,963	$5,470
25	Facilities Managers	$134,010	$96,182	$5,405
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$133,640	$95,953	$5,386
27	Financial Examiners	$133,380	$95,792	$5,372
28	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$130,540	$94,032	$5,226
29	Financial and Investment Analysts	$128,930	$93,034	$5,142
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$128,340	$92,668	$5,112
31	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,090	$92,513	$5,099
32	Flight Attendants	$127,740	$92,296	$5,081
33	Project Management Specialists	$126,660	$91,627	$5,025
34	Management Analysts	$124,390	$90,220	$4,908
35	Registered Nurses	$119,720	$87,325	$4,667
36	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$119,390	$87,121	$4,650
37	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$119,190	$86,997	$4,639
38	Dental Hygienists	$109,720	$80,940	$4,135
39	Producers and Directors	$108,460	$80,134	$4,067
40	Speech-Language Pathologists	$107,860	$79,750	$4,035
41	Physical Therapists	$107,650	$79,615	$4,024
42	Civil Engineers	$107,330	$79,411	$4,007
43	Firefighters	$106,420	$78,828	$3,959
44	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$105,960	$78,534	$3,934
45	Accountants and Auditors	$105,650	$78,336	$3,918
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$105,540	$78,265	$3,912
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$103,990	$77,274	$3,829
48	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,360	$76,871	$3,795
49	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$102,730	$76,468	$3,762
50	Editors	$102,120	$76,077	$3,729