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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in New Jersey

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in New Jersey earns $65,180 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,274 a month.

10th percentile
$46,350
25th percentile
$57,320
Median percentile
$65,180
75th percentile
$83,390
90th percentile
$99,860

Based on 260 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

$51,293 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,180
Federal income tax−$5,642
Social Security + Medicare−$4,986
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,259
Monthly take-home$4,274
Every two weeks$1,973

Does it go far here?

$59,905Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
40%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 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey