Salaries & Cost of Living in Middlesex County, NJ

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

Jobs listed: 180; New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians: $77,785; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $2,103; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 88%; 159 of 180

Pay and cost of living in Middlesex County, NJ

Across the 180 occupations we cover in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, NJ has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,103 a month and a two-bedroom $2,623. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $32,717 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $64,395 a year, and 159 of the 180 occupations listed here (88%) 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 Middlesex County, NJ, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 180.

Occupations in Middlesex 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	$15,417
2	Financial Managers	$221,010	$152,063	$9,946
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$215,300	$148,679	$9,663
4	Sales Managers	$215,150	$148,590	$9,656
5	Lawyers	$208,880	$144,539	$9,318
6	Marketing Managers	$192,840	$133,683	$8,414
7	Human Resources Managers	$185,100	$128,406	$7,974
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$180,460	$125,242	$7,710
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$170,050	$118,520	$7,150
10	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$167,890	$117,181	$7,039
11	Physician Assistants	$167,650	$117,032	$7,026
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$167,580	$116,989	$7,023
13	Software Developers	$166,830	$116,524	$6,984
14	Nurse Practitioners	$163,340	$114,361	$6,804
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,210	$114,281	$6,797
16	Computer Network Architects	$163,010	$114,157	$6,787
17	Construction Managers	$158,000	$111,051	$6,528
18	General and Operations Managers	$157,000	$110,432	$6,476
19	Administrative Services Managers	$149,990	$106,087	$6,114
20	Pharmacists	$141,320	$100,713	$5,666
21	Information Security Analysts	$140,470	$100,186	$5,622
22	Financial Risk Specialists	$139,670	$99,690	$5,581
23	Data Scientists	$135,980	$97,403	$5,390
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,270	$96,963	$5,354
25	Facilities Managers	$134,010	$96,182	$5,289
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$133,640	$95,953	$5,270
27	Financial Examiners	$133,380	$95,792	$5,256
28	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$130,540	$94,032	$5,110
29	Financial and Investment Analysts	$128,930	$93,034	$5,026
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$128,340	$92,668	$4,996
31	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,090	$92,513	$4,983
32	Flight Attendants	$127,740	$92,296	$4,965
33	Project Management Specialists	$126,660	$91,627	$4,909
34	Management Analysts	$124,390	$90,220	$4,792
35	Registered Nurses	$119,720	$87,325	$4,551
36	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$119,390	$87,121	$4,534
37	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$119,190	$86,997	$4,523
38	Dental Hygienists	$109,720	$80,940	$4,019
39	Producers and Directors	$108,460	$80,134	$3,951
40	Speech-Language Pathologists	$107,860	$79,750	$3,919
41	Physical Therapists	$107,650	$79,615	$3,908
42	Civil Engineers	$107,330	$79,411	$3,891
43	Firefighters	$106,420	$78,828	$3,843
44	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$105,960	$78,534	$3,818
45	Accountants and Auditors	$105,650	$78,336	$3,802
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$105,540	$78,265	$3,796
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$103,990	$77,274	$3,713
48	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,360	$76,871	$3,679
49	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$102,730	$76,468	$3,646
50	Editors	$102,120	$76,077	$3,613