Salaries & Cost of Living in Union County, NJ

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

Jobs listed: 180; New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians: $77,785; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $1,850; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 99%; 179 of 180

Pay and cost of living in Union County, NJ

Across the 180 occupations we cover in Union 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 Union County, NJ has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,850 a month and a two-bedroom $2,233. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $29,681 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $64,395 a year, and 179 of the 180 occupations listed here (99%) 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 Union County, NJ, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 180.

Occupations in Union 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	$15,670
2	Financial Managers	$221,010	$152,063	$10,199
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$215,300	$148,679	$9,916
4	Sales Managers	$215,150	$148,590	$9,909
5	Lawyers	$208,880	$144,539	$9,571
6	Marketing Managers	$192,840	$133,683	$8,667
7	Human Resources Managers	$185,100	$128,406	$8,227
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$180,460	$125,242	$7,963
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$170,050	$118,520	$7,403
10	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$167,890	$117,181	$7,292
11	Physician Assistants	$167,650	$117,032	$7,279
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$167,580	$116,989	$7,276
13	Software Developers	$166,830	$116,524	$7,237
14	Nurse Practitioners	$163,340	$114,361	$7,057
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,210	$114,281	$7,050
16	Computer Network Architects	$163,010	$114,157	$7,040
17	Construction Managers	$158,000	$111,051	$6,781
18	General and Operations Managers	$157,000	$110,432	$6,729
19	Administrative Services Managers	$149,990	$106,087	$6,367
20	Pharmacists	$141,320	$100,713	$5,919
21	Information Security Analysts	$140,470	$100,186	$5,875
22	Financial Risk Specialists	$139,670	$99,690	$5,834
23	Data Scientists	$135,980	$97,403	$5,643
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,270	$96,963	$5,607
25	Facilities Managers	$134,010	$96,182	$5,542
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$133,640	$95,953	$5,523
27	Financial Examiners	$133,380	$95,792	$5,509
28	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$130,540	$94,032	$5,363
29	Financial and Investment Analysts	$128,930	$93,034	$5,279
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$128,340	$92,668	$5,249
31	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,090	$92,513	$5,236
32	Flight Attendants	$127,740	$92,296	$5,218
33	Project Management Specialists	$126,660	$91,627	$5,162
34	Management Analysts	$124,390	$90,220	$5,045
35	Registered Nurses	$119,720	$87,325	$4,804
36	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$119,390	$87,121	$4,787
37	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$119,190	$86,997	$4,776
38	Dental Hygienists	$109,720	$80,940	$4,272
39	Producers and Directors	$108,460	$80,134	$4,204
40	Speech-Language Pathologists	$107,860	$79,750	$4,172
41	Physical Therapists	$107,650	$79,615	$4,161
42	Civil Engineers	$107,330	$79,411	$4,144
43	Firefighters	$106,420	$78,828	$4,096
44	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$105,960	$78,534	$4,071
45	Accountants and Auditors	$105,650	$78,336	$4,055
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$105,540	$78,265	$4,049
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$103,990	$77,274	$3,966
48	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,360	$76,871	$3,932
49	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$102,730	$76,468	$3,899
50	Editors	$102,120	$76,077	$3,866