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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators salary in New Jersey

The median rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in New Jersey earns $66,540 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,359 a month.

10th percentile
$53,590
25th percentile
$61,250
Median percentile
$66,540
75th percentile
$82,520
90th percentile
$107,830

Based on 230 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

$52,314 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,540
Federal income tax−$5,809
Social Security + Medicare−$5,090
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,327
Monthly take-home$4,359
Every two weeks$2,012

Does it go far here?

$61,155Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
39%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 rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey