Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,637
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$9,363
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,158
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
$52,000
Kept after tax
$42,637
Worth in national money
$39,158
State rank
14
of 49 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 $52,000, ranking 14 of 49 states and sitting about 8.6% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations New Jersey reports figures for, this is number 345.
- New Jersey is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $52,000 the take-home is $42,637; in national-average money that behaves like $39,158. The average comes to $56,140, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Jersey's median for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics is $52,000, about 8.6% above the national figure and 14 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In New Jersey's occupational distribution, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics sits at 345 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in New Jersey, on $52,000, is $42,637; deflated by the state's price level, $39,158. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $56,140 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $72,310 |
| This salary | $52,000 |
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 | $42,637 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,962 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,082 |
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 | $50,351 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,355 |
| 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in New Jersey earn under $52,000 and half over. The published range runs $44,600 at the tenth percentile to $72,310 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $42,637, from $52,000, 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 345 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,158 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 345.
- Figures are distribution medians for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,600 to $72,310; 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 $42,637 from $52,000. 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 345 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,158, worked from $52,000, 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 345 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 $56,140, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $44,600 at the tenth percentile, $72,310 at the ninetieth.
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 $39,158 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, $42,637 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 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 $56,140. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,600 to $72,310) 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 $39,158 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 $42,637 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.