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Proofreaders and Copy Markers salary in New Jersey

The median proofreaders and copy markers in New Jersey earns $56,700 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,742 a month.

10th percentile
$38,560
25th percentile
$52,330
Median percentile
$56,700
75th percentile
$71,720
90th percentile
$81,400

Based on 160 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

$44,903 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,700
Federal income tax−$4,624
Social Security + Medicare−$4,338
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,835
Monthly take-home$3,742
Every two weeks$1,727

Does it go far here?

$52,112Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
46%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 proofreaders and copy markers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey