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Software Developers salary in New Jersey

The median software developers in New Jersey earns $135,940 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,115 a month.

10th percentile
$84,880
25th percentile
$107,020
Median percentile
$135,940
75th percentile
$170,130
90th percentile
$207,200

Based on 51,570 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

$97,384 take-home a year
Gross pay$135,940
Federal income tax−$21,360
Social Security + Medicare−$10,399
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$6,797
Monthly take-home$8,115
Every two weeks$3,746

Does it go far here?

$124,939Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
21%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

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