Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$111,837
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$46,893
29.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$102,713
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
$158,730
Kept after tax
$111,837
Worth in national money
$102,713
State rank
2
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New Jersey pays this job a middle wage of $158,730, ranking 2 of 50 states and sitting about 21.89% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 490 occupations New Jersey reports, this job comes in at 27 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $158,730 the take-home is $111,837. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $102,713 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $154,750, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- New Jersey's median for electronics engineers, except computer is $158,730, about 21.89% above the national figure and 2 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Electronics engineers, except computer ranks 27 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $111,837 for electronics engineers, except computer, from $158,730. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $102,713. ⚠️ 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 $154,750 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $95,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $158,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $205,710 |
| This salary | $158,730 |
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 | $111,837 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $119,758 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$20,527 |
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 | $147,141 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$29,183 |
| 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 electronics engineers, except computer in New Jersey earn under $158,730 and half over. The published range runs $95,430 at the tenth percentile to $205,710 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $111,837, from $158,730, 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 27 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 $102,713, the adjusted value of that $158,730 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 27 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electronics engineers, except computer in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $95,430 to $205,710; 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 $111,837 from $158,730. 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 27 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $102,713 — the adjusted value of that $158,730 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 27 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $95,430 and the top tenth $205,710, so most people doing this work in New Jersey sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $102,713 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, $111,837 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($95,430 to $205,710) 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 $102,713 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 $111,837 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.