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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in New Jersey

The median emergency medical technicians in New Jersey earns $53,610 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,548 a month.

10th percentile
$45,550
25th percentile
$48,010
Median percentile
$53,610
75th percentile
$60,900
90th percentile
$64,740

Based on 6,120 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

$42,575 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,610
Federal income tax−$4,253
Social Security + Medicare−$4,101
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,681
Monthly take-home$3,548
Every two weeks$1,638

Does it go far here?

$49,272Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
48%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 emergency medical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey