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Compensation and Benefits Managers salary in New Jersey

The median compensation and benefits managers in New Jersey earns $168,370 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,827 a month.

10th percentile
$111,720
25th percentile
$137,720
Median percentile
$168,370
75th percentile
$210,850
90th percentile
$259,690

Based on 950 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

$117,928 take-home a year
Gross pay$168,370
Federal income tax−$29,143
Social Security + Medicare−$12,880
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$8,419
Monthly take-home$9,827
Every two weeks$4,536

Does it go far here?

$154,745Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
18%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 compensation and benefits managers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey