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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in New Jersey

The median protective service workers, all other in New Jersey earns $54,950 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,632 a month.

10th percentile
$33,280
25th percentile
$37,790
Median percentile
$54,950
75th percentile
$74,050
90th percentile
$80,330

Based on 3,520 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

$43,585 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,950
Federal income tax−$4,414
Social Security + Medicare−$4,204
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,748
Monthly take-home$3,632
Every two weeks$1,676

Does it go far here?

$50,503Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
47%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey