Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,074
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$11,866
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,989
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
$61,940
Kept after tax
$50,074
Worth in national money
$45,989
State rank
32
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New Jersey is 32 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $61,940. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations New Jersey reports figures for, this is number 274.
- New Jersey is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $61,940 the take-home is $50,074; in national-average money that behaves like $45,989. The average comes to $78,380, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Jersey ranks 32 of 50 for health information technologists and medical registrars at $61,940. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In New Jersey's occupational distribution, health information technologists and medical registrars sits at 274 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.
- Take-home for health information technologists and medical registrars in New Jersey, on $61,940, is $50,074; deflated by the state's price level, $45,989. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $78,380 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $136,970 |
| This salary | $61,940 |
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 | $50,074 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,949 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,470 |
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 | $59,607 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,034 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Jersey earn less than $61,940. The published range is $39,300 up to $136,970, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $50,074, from $61,940, 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 274 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 $45,989, the adjusted value of that $61,940 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 274 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for health information technologists and medical registrars in New Jersey the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,300 to $136,970. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New Jersey is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $50,074 from $61,940. 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 274 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $45,989 — the adjusted value of that $61,940 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 274 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $78,380, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $39,300 at the bottom tenth to $136,970 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 $45,989 of national purchasing power.
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, $50,074 remains.
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.
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 $78,380. 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 ($39,300) and the ninetieth ($136,970) 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 $45,989 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 $50,074 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.