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Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Jersey

The median family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary in New Jersey earns $53,250 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,525 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$49,920
Median percentile
$53,250
75th percentile
$54,060
90th percentile
$164,290

Based on 80 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

$42,304 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,250
Federal income tax−$4,210
Social Security + Medicare−$4,074
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,663
Monthly take-home$3,525
Every two weeks$1,627

Does it go far here?

$48,941Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
49%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 family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey