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Salaries & Cost of Living in Camden County, NJ

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 69 occupations in Camden County, NJ.

Jobs listed
69
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Median of medians
$50,200
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,558
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
99%
68 of 69

Pay and cost of living in Camden County, NJ

Camden County, NJ is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD labor market, and this page summarizes 69 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $50,200 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $173,470, and the lowest is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $29,800.

A one-bedroom apartment in Camden County, NJ has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,558 a month and a two-bedroom $1,860. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,177 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $51,572 a year, and 68 of the 69 occupations listed here (99%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Camden County, NJ or against other counties.

All jobs in Camden County, NJ, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 69.

Occupations in Camden County, NJ ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,470$120,640$7,872
2Lawyers$170,660$118,898$7,727
3Financial Managers$166,920$116,580$7,534
4Sales Managers$156,500$110,122$6,995
5Software Developers$133,040$95,581$5,784
6Medical and Health Services Managers$122,920$89,309$5,261
7General and Operations Managers$121,630$88,509$5,194
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,150$79,935$4,480
9Project Management Specialists$104,160$77,383$4,267
10Registered Nurses$101,180$75,476$4,108
11Management Analysts$100,920$75,310$4,094
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$95,840$72,059$3,823
13Financial and Investment Analysts$95,400$71,778$3,800
14Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$89,580$68,054$3,490
15Accountants and Auditors$85,990$65,757$3,298
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,560$62,283$3,009
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,420$61,554$2,948
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,570$61,010$2,903
19Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,760$60,492$2,860
20Human Resources Specialists$76,700$59,814$2,803
21Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,580$59,737$2,797
22Electricians$74,590$58,452$2,690
23First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,700$57,227$2,587
24Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$71,020$56,137$2,497
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$70,710$55,937$2,480
26Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,430$55,755$2,465
27First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,820$50,681$2,042
28Computer User Support Specialists$62,210$50,225$2,004
29Carpenters$61,780$49,903$1,977
30Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,370$48,100$1,827
31Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,460$47,419$1,770
32Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,140$47,180$1,750
33Construction Laborers$55,120$44,920$1,562
34Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,710$43,117$1,412
35Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,200$41,238$1,255
36First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,130$41,186$1,251
37Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,260$40,535$1,196
38Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,850$40,228$1,171
39Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,120$38,934$1,063
40Customer Service Representatives$47,070$38,896$1,060
41Office Clerks, General$47,060$38,889$1,059
42First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,580$38,530$1,029
43Nursing Assistants$46,220$38,260$1,007
44Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,140$38,201$1,002
45Medical Assistants$45,890$38,013$986
46Light Truck Drivers$45,740$37,901$977
47Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,680$37,856$973
48Social and Human Service Assistants$45,370$37,624$954
49Packers and Packagers, Hand$43,970$36,577$867
50Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,460$36,195$835