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Transit and Railroad Police salary in New Jersey

The median transit and railroad police in New Jersey earns $106,290 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,524 a month.

10th percentile
$79,790
25th percentile
$86,300
Median percentile
$106,290
75th percentile
$121,830
90th percentile
$121,830

Based on 340 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

$78,291 take-home a year
Gross pay$106,290
Federal income tax−$14,554
Social Security + Medicare−$8,131
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$5,315
Monthly take-home$6,524
Every two weeks$3,011

Does it go far here?

$97,689Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
26%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 transit and railroad police salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey