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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in New Jersey

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in New Jersey earns $39,540 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,664 a month.

10th percentile
$33,350
25th percentile
$35,910
Median percentile
$39,540
75th percentile
$46,770
90th percentile
$55,940

Based on 97,230 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

$31,973 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,540
Federal income tax−$2,565
Social Security + Medicare−$3,025
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,977
Monthly take-home$2,664
Every two weeks$1,230

Does it go far here?

$36,340Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
65%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey