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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Jersey

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in New Jersey earns $71,610 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,636 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$32,220
Median percentile
$71,610
75th percentile
$105,930
90th percentile
$122,490

Based on 530 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

$55,627 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,610
Federal income tax−$6,924
Social Security + Medicare−$5,478
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,581
Monthly take-home$4,636
Every two weeks$2,140

Does it go far here?

$65,815Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
37%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey