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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in New Jersey

The median child, family, and school social workers in New Jersey earns $76,280 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,890 a month.

10th percentile
$47,830
25th percentile
$59,530
Median percentile
$76,280
75th percentile
$97,500
90th percentile
$109,420

Based on 7,360 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

$58,679 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,280
Federal income tax−$7,952
Social Security + Medicare−$5,835
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,814
Monthly take-home$4,890
Every two weeks$2,257

Does it go far here?

$70,107Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
35%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey