Computer Systems Analysts in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$89,623
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$33,267
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,311
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
$122,890
Kept after tax
$89,623
Worth in national money
$82,311
State rank
6
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey is one of the better-paying states for computer systems analysts. The middle earner takes $122,890, which ranks 6 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 16.1% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 490 occupations New Jersey reports, computer systems analysts comes in at 57 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- New Jersey is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $122,890 the take-home is $89,623; in national-average money that behaves like $82,311. The average comes to $125,850, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Jersey ranks 6 of 50 states publishing a median for computer systems analysts, at $122,890 — about 16.1% 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.
- Computer systems analysts ranks 57 of 490 occupations by median in New Jersey, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Take-home for computer systems analysts in New Jersey, on $122,890, is $89,623; deflated by the state's price level, $82,311. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $125,850 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Systems Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $122,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $176,430 |
| This salary | $122,890 |
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 | $89,623 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $95,261 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$15,719 |
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 | $114,845 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$21,744 |
| 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 systems analysts in New Jersey earn under $122,890 and half over. The published range runs $73,520 at the tenth percentile to $176,430 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $89,623, from $122,890, 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 57 of 490 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Jersey, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,311, the adjusted value of that $122,890 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 57 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer systems analysts in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $73,520 to $176,430; 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 $89,623 from $122,890. 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 57 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $82,311 — the adjusted value of that $122,890 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 57 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $73,520 at the bottom tenth to $176,430 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $82,311 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New Jersey adds its own income tax on top — which is why $89,623 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($73,520) and the ninetieth ($176,430) 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 $82,311 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 $89,623 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.