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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Jersey

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in New Jersey earns $72,440 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,681 a month.

10th percentile
$49,390
25th percentile
$59,950
Median percentile
$72,440
75th percentile
$82,400
90th percentile
$101,060

Based on 2,590 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

$56,170 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,440
Federal income tax−$7,107
Social Security + Medicare−$5,542
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,622
Monthly take-home$4,681
Every two weeks$2,160

Does it go far here?

$66,578Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
37%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 career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey