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Desktop Publishers salary in New Jersey

The median desktop publishers in New Jersey earns $63,020 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,139 a month.

10th percentile
$49,760
25th percentile
$58,700
Median percentile
$63,020
75th percentile
$63,020
90th percentile
$99,470

Based on 100 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

$49,666 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,020
Federal income tax−$5,382
Social Security + Medicare−$4,821
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,151
Monthly take-home$4,139
Every two weeks$1,910

Does it go far here?

$57,920Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
42%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 desktop publishers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey