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Registered Nurses salary in New Jersey

The median registered nurses in New Jersey earns $106,500 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,536 a month.

10th percentile
$83,060
25th percentile
$99,710
Median percentile
$106,500
75th percentile
$127,730
90th percentile
$135,170

Based on 92,680 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

$78,428 take-home a year
Gross pay$106,500
Federal income tax−$14,600
Social Security + Medicare−$8,147
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$5,325
Monthly take-home$6,536
Every two weeks$3,016

Does it go far here?

$97,882Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
26%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 registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey