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Lighting Technicians salary in New Jersey

The median lighting technicians in New Jersey earns $87,550 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,504 a month.

10th percentile
$63,220
25th percentile
$86,190
Median percentile
$87,550
75th percentile
$102,980
90th percentile
$109,380

Based on 340 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

$66,044 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,550
Federal income tax−$10,431
Social Security + Medicare−$6,698
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$4,378
Monthly take-home$5,504
Every two weeks$2,540

Does it go far here?

$80,465Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
31%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 lighting technicians salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey