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Pharmacists salary in New Jersey

The median pharmacists in New Jersey earns $137,620 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,204 a month.

10th percentile
$112,560
25th percentile
$131,340
Median percentile
$137,620
75th percentile
$161,240
90th percentile
$172,110

Based on 9,420 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

$98,448 take-home a year
Gross pay$137,620
Federal income tax−$21,763
Social Security + Medicare−$10,528
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$6,881
Monthly take-home$8,204
Every two weeks$3,786

Does it go far here?

$126,483Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
21%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 pharmacists salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey