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Chemical Plant and System Operators salary in New Jersey

The median chemical plant and system operators in New Jersey earns $86,820 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,464 a month.

10th percentile
$62,760
25th percentile
$72,570
Median percentile
$86,820
75th percentile
$94,920
90th percentile
$115,500

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

$65,567 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,820
Federal income tax−$10,270
Social Security + Medicare−$6,642
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$4,341
Monthly take-home$5,464
Every two weeks$2,522

Does it go far here?

$79,794Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
31%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 chemical plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey