Industrial Machinery Mechanics in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,841
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$15,919
21.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,041
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
$74,760
Kept after tax
$58,841
Worth in national money
$54,041
State rank
11
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 $74,760, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 15.87% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations New Jersey reports figures for, this is number 222.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $74,760 the take-home is $58,841. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $54,041 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $74,420, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- New Jersey ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for industrial machinery mechanics, at $74,760 — about 15.87% 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, industrial machinery mechanics sits at 222 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $58,841 for industrial machinery mechanics, from $74,760. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $54,041. ⚠️ 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 $74,420 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,440 |
| This salary | $74,760 |
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 | $58,841 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,424 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,169 |
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 | $71,089 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,117 |
| 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 $74,760. The published range is $48,680 up to $99,440, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Jersey's $58,841, worked from $74,760. 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 222 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Jersey, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,041, the adjusted value of that $74,760 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 222 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for industrial machinery mechanics in New Jersey the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,680 to $99,440. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The New Jersey take-home of $58,841, on $74,760 for work ranking 222 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 222 of 490 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $54,041 — the adjusted value of that $74,760 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 222 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $48,680 and the top tenth $99,440, 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?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $54,041 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New Jersey adds its own income tax on top — which is why $58,841 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,680 to $99,440) 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 $54,041 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 $58,841 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.