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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in New Jersey

The median librarians and media collections specialists in New Jersey earns $78,380 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,004 a month.

10th percentile
$56,320
25th percentile
$63,900
Median percentile
$78,380
75th percentile
$99,770
90th percentile
$107,050

Based on 4,100 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

$60,051 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,380
Federal income tax−$8,414
Social Security + Medicare−$5,996
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,919
Monthly take-home$5,004
Every two weeks$2,310

Does it go far here?

$72,037Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
34%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey