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Structural Iron and Steel Workers salary in New Jersey

The median structural iron and steel workers in New Jersey earns $113,220 a year, 80% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,902 a month.

10th percentile
$94,000
25th percentile
$104,410
Median percentile
$113,220
75th percentile
$124,640
90th percentile
$130,710

Based on 1,060 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

$82,819 take-home a year
Gross pay$113,220
Federal income tax−$16,078
Social Security + Medicare−$8,661
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$5,661
Monthly take-home$6,902
Every two weeks$3,185

Does it go far here?

$104,058Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
25%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 structural iron and steel workers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey