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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Trenton, NJ

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $63,890 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,193 a month.

10th percentile
$52,490
25th percentile
$56,000
Median percentile
$63,890
75th percentile
$81,690
90th percentile
$101,060

Based on 330 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

$50,321 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,890
Federal income tax−$5,487
Social Security + Medicare−$4,888
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,195
Monthly take-home$4,193
Every two weeks$1,935

Does it go far here?

$61,921Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

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