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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers salary in New Jersey

The median shoe and leather workers and repairers in New Jersey earns $46,790 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,120 a month.

10th percentile
$35,000
25th percentile
$36,650
Median percentile
$46,790
75th percentile
$59,340
90th percentile
$59,340

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

$37,436 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,790
Federal income tax−$3,435
Social Security + Medicare−$3,579
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,340
Monthly take-home$3,120
Every two weeks$1,440

Does it go far here?

$43,004Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
55%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 shoe and leather workers and repairers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey