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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand salary in New Jersey

The median cutters and trimmers, hand in New Jersey earns $34,600 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,354 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$32,220
Median percentile
$34,600
75th percentile
$42,620
90th percentile
$51,520

Based on 380 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

$28,251 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,600
Federal income tax−$1,972
Social Security + Medicare−$2,647
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,730
Monthly take-home$2,354
Every two weeks$1,087

Does it go far here?

$31,800Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
73%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 cutters and trimmers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey