Paycheck Atlas

Counselors, All Other salary in New Jersey

The median counselors, all other in New Jersey earns $73,360 a year, 44% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,731 a month.

10th percentile
$50,400
25th percentile
$60,230
Median percentile
$73,360
75th percentile
$87,360
90th percentile
$110,990

Based on 810 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

$56,771 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,360
Federal income tax−$7,309
Social Security + Medicare−$5,612
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,668
Monthly take-home$4,731
Every two weeks$2,183

Does it go far here?

$67,423Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
36%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 counselors, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey