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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in New Jersey

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in New Jersey earns $34,170 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,327 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$32,900
Median percentile
$34,170
75th percentile
$37,560
90th percentile
$45,630

Based on 16,490 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

$27,927 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,170
Federal income tax−$1,920
Social Security + Medicare−$2,614
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,709
Monthly take-home$2,327
Every two weeks$1,074

Does it go far here?

$31,405Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
74%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey