Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,729
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$19,781
23.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,367
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
$85,510
Kept after tax
$65,729
Worth in national money
$60,367
State rank
12
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 $85,510, which ranks 12 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 9.36% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations New Jersey reports figures for, this is number 147.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $85,510, tax leaves $65,729 — and because New Jersey is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $60,367 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $87,320, since top earners drag the number up.
- New Jersey ranks 12 of 51 states publishing a median for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, at $85,510 — about 9.36% 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.
- In New Jersey's occupational distribution, electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians sits at 147 of 490 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $65,729 remains from the New Jersey median of $85,510 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $60,367 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $87,320 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $58,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $118,120 |
| This salary | $85,510 |
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 | $65,729 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,986 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,625 |
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 | $80,880 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$14,676 |
| 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 electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in New Jersey earn under $85,510 and half over. The published range runs $58,460 at the tenth percentile to $118,120 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Jersey's $65,729, worked from $85,510. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 147 of 490.
- Two cautions on $60,367, the adjusted value of that $85,510 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New Jersey. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 147 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $58,460 to $118,120; 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.
- The New Jersey take-home of $65,729, on $85,510 for work ranking 147 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 147 of 490 in the state.
- This $60,367 adjusted figure, worked from $85,510, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 147 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 147 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $58,460 at the bottom tenth to $118,120 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New Jersey costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $60,367 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and New Jersey's own levy, $65,729 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($58,460 to $118,120) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Jersey rather than a national figure.
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 $60,367 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 $65,729 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.