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Occupational Therapists salary in New Jersey

The median occupational therapists in New Jersey earns $103,410 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,367 a month.

10th percentile
$78,690
25th percentile
$91,770
Median percentile
$103,410
75th percentile
$128,390
90th percentile
$159,230

Based on 6,290 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

$76,408 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,410
Federal income tax−$13,920
Social Security + Medicare−$7,911
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$5,171
Monthly take-home$6,367
Every two weeks$2,939

Does it go far here?

$95,042Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
27%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 occupational therapists salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey