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Retail Salespersons salary in New Jersey

The median retail salespersons in New Jersey earns $36,520 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,475 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$34,230
Median percentile
$36,520
75th percentile
$44,400
90th percentile
$60,210

Based on 72,530 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

$29,698 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,520
Federal income tax−$2,202
Social Security + Medicare−$2,794
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,826
Monthly take-home$2,475
Every two weeks$1,142

Does it go far here?

$33,565Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
70%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 retail salespersons salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey