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Medical Assistants salary in New Jersey

The median medical assistants in New Jersey earns $47,210 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,146 a month.

10th percentile
$37,010
25th percentile
$42,150
Median percentile
$47,210
75th percentile
$49,920
90th percentile
$58,070

Based on 20,330 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

$37,753 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,210
Federal income tax−$3,485
Social Security + Medicare−$3,612
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,361
Monthly take-home$3,146
Every two weeks$1,452

Does it go far here?

$43,390Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
55%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 medical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey