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Computer Programmers salary in New Jersey

The median computer programmers in New Jersey earns $104,940 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,451 a month.

10th percentile
$65,000
25th percentile
$88,690
Median percentile
$104,940
75th percentile
$147,790
90th percentile
$172,990

Based on 3,930 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

$77,408 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,940
Federal income tax−$14,257
Social Security + Medicare−$8,028
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$5,247
Monthly take-home$6,451
Every two weeks$2,977

Does it go far here?

$96,448Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
27%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey