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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Trenton, NJ

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $75,030 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,822 a month.

10th percentile
$49,210
25th percentile
$61,430
Median percentile
$75,030
75th percentile
$83,810
90th percentile
$92,150

Based on 80 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

$57,862 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,030
Federal income tax−$7,677
Social Security + Medicare−$5,740
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,752
Monthly take-home$4,822
Every two weeks$2,225

Does it go far here?

$72,718Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
34%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

All civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey