Computer and Information Systems Managers in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$140,705
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$62,755
30.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$129,226
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$203,460
Kept after tax
$140,705
Worth in national money
$129,226
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $203,460, which ranks 5 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 16.17% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New Jersey. It ranks 6 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $203,460 the take-home is $140,705. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $129,226 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $206,650, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Jersey ranks 5 of 51 states publishing a median for computer and information systems managers, at $203,460 — about 16.17% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within New Jersey, computer and information systems managers ranks 6 of 490 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $140,705 for computer and information systems managers, from $203,460. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $129,226. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $206,650 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer and Information Systems Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $137,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $203,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $294,110 |
| This salary | $203,460 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Jersey | $140,705 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $151,475 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$26,653 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $188,971 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$36,219 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer and information systems managers in New Jersey earn under $203,460 and half over. The published range runs $137,070 at the tenth percentile to $294,110 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $140,705, from $203,460, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 6 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $129,226 uses one figure for the whole of New Jersey. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 6.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer and information systems managers in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $137,070 to $294,110; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for New Jersey is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $140,705 from $203,460. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 6 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $129,226, worked from $203,460, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New Jersey address, on work sitting at 6 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $137,070, the highest tenth $294,110, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New Jersey run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $129,226 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New Jersey then takes its own share, leaving $140,705.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($137,070) and the ninetieth ($294,110) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $129,226 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $140,705 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.