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Electrical and Electronics Drafters salary in New Jersey

The median electrical and electronics drafters in New Jersey earns $77,600 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,962 a month.

10th percentile
$55,130
25th percentile
$61,510
Median percentile
$77,600
75th percentile
$104,410
90th percentile
$112,490

Based on 240 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

$59,542 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,600
Federal income tax−$8,242
Social Security + Medicare−$5,936
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,880
Monthly take-home$4,962
Every two weeks$2,290

Does it go far here?

$71,320Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
35%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 electrical and electronics drafters salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey