Floral Designers in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,541
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$7,649
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,478
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
$45,190
Kept after tax
$37,541
Worth in national money
$34,478
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey is one of the better-paying states for floral designers. The middle earner takes $45,190, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 20.96% above the national middle.
- Within New Jersey this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, floral designers ranks 401. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $45,190 the take-home is $37,541. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $34,478 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $44,630, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- New Jersey ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for floral designers, at $45,190 — about 20.96% 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.
- Against every occupation New Jersey reports, floral designers ranks 401 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $37,541 for floral designers, from $45,190. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $34,478. ⚠️ 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 $44,630 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Floral Designers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,070 |
| This salary | $45,190 |
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 | $37,541 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,490 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,131 |
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 | $44,009 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,205 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,190 as a midpoint for New Jersey, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,640 and the ninetieth is $57,070 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $37,541 take-home in New Jersey comes from $45,190. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 401 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $34,478 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 401.
- The New Jersey median of $45,190 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,640 to $57,070. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $37,541, from $45,190, assumes a single New Jersey filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 401 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 7 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $34,478, worked from $45,190, 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 401 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,640 and the top tenth $57,070, 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?
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 $34,478 — 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 $37,541.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,640 to $57,070) 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 $34,478 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 $37,541 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.