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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in New Jersey

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in New Jersey earns $59,440 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,914 a month.

10th percentile
$43,290
25th percentile
$49,870
Median percentile
$59,440
75th percentile
$71,060
90th percentile
$81,760

Based on 3,730 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

$46,968 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,440
Federal income tax−$4,953
Social Security + Medicare−$4,547
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,972
Monthly take-home$3,914
Every two weeks$1,806

Does it go far here?

$54,630Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
44%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 welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey