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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Trenton, NJ

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $37,560 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,540 a month.

10th percentile
$34,610
25th percentile
$35,130
Median percentile
$37,560
75th percentile
$44,590
90th percentile
$49,310

Based on 4,460 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

$30,481 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,560
Federal income tax−$2,327
Social Security + Medicare−$2,873
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,878
Monthly take-home$2,540
Every two weeks$1,172

Does it go far here?

$36,402Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
64%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey