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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in New Jersey

The median automotive service technicians and mechanics in New Jersey earns $56,610 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,736 a month.

10th percentile
$33,500
25th percentile
$40,030
Median percentile
$56,610
75th percentile
$75,410
90th percentile
$91,210

Based on 17,640 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,836 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,610
Federal income tax−$4,613
Social Security + Medicare−$4,331
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,831
Monthly take-home$3,736
Every two weeks$1,724

Does it go far here?

$52,029Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All automotive service technicians and mechanics salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey