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Sewing Machine Operators salary in New Jersey

The median sewing machine operators in New Jersey earns $36,130 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,450 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$33,330
Median percentile
$36,130
75th percentile
$39,100
90th percentile
$46,170

Based on 2,750 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

$29,404 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,130
Federal income tax−$2,156
Social Security + Medicare−$2,764
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,807
Monthly take-home$2,450
Every two weeks$1,131

Does it go far here?

$33,206Median 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 sewing machine operators salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey