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Surgeons, All Other salary in New Jersey

The median surgeons, all other in New Jersey earns $437,890 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $23,306 a month.

10th percentile
$82,230
25th percentile
$269,700
Median percentile
$437,890
75th percentile
$778,500
90th percentile
$239,200

Based on 680 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

$279,670 take-home a year
Gross pay$437,890
Federal income tax−$116,396
Social Security + Medicare−$19,929
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$21,895
Monthly take-home$23,306
Every two weeks$10,757

Does it go far here?

$402,454Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
7%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
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
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$204,160

All surgeons, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey