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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Trenton, NJ

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $43,350 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,904 a month.

10th percentile
$34,100
25th percentile
$40,460
Median percentile
$43,350
75th percentile
$47,730
90th percentile
$47,730

Based on 360 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

$34,844 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,350
Federal income tax−$3,022
Social Security + Medicare−$3,316
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,168
Monthly take-home$2,904
Every two weeks$1,340

Does it go far here?

$42,014Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

All food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey