First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,379
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$24,651
24.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,311
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
$99,030
Kept after tax
$74,379
Worth in national money
$68,311
State rank
5
of 51 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 $99,030, ranking 5 of 51 states and sitting about 13.15% above the national middle.
- Within New Jersey this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 110 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $99,030 the take-home is $74,379. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $68,311 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $111,480, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Jersey's median for first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers is $99,030, about 13.15% above the national figure and 5 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation New Jersey publishes a median for, first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers sits 110 of 490 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $74,379 for first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers, from $99,030. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $68,311. ⚠️ 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 $111,480 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $167,150 |
| This salary | $99,030 |
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 | $74,379 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,498 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$12,468 |
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 | $93,176 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$17,223 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $99,030 as a midpoint for New Jersey, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $61,640 and the ninetieth is $167,150 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $74,379, from $99,030, 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 110 of 490 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $68,311, the adjusted value of that $99,030 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 110 of 490 locally.
- The New Jersey median of $99,030 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $61,640 to $167,150. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for New Jersey is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $74,379 from $99,030. 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 110 of 490 locally.
- This $68,311 adjusted figure, worked from $99,030, 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 110 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 110 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $111,480, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $61,640 at the bottom tenth to $167,150 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $68,311 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $74,379 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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New Jersey is $111,480. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,640) and the ninetieth ($167,150) 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 $68,311 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 $74,379 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.