Physicians, All Other in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$189,820
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$95,190
33.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$174,334
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
$285,010
Kept after tax
$189,820
Worth in national money
$174,334
State rank
25
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New Jersey is 25 of 50 states for physicians, all other, with a middle wage of $285,010. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within New Jersey this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, physicians, all other ranks 3 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $285,010 the take-home is $189,820. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $174,334 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $260,100, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- New Jersey ranks 25 of 50 for physicians, all other at $285,010. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation New Jersey publishes a median for, physicians, all other sits 3 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 $189,820 for physicians, all other, from $285,010. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $174,334. ⚠️ 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 $260,100 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $75,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $285,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $430,940 |
| This salary | $285,010 |
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 | $189,820 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $205,786 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$37,434 |
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 | $260,112 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$55,989 |
| 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 physicians, all other in New Jersey earn under $285,010 and half over. The published range runs $75,590 at the tenth percentile to $430,940 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $189,820, from $285,010, 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 3 of 490 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $174,334, the adjusted value of that $285,010 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 3 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for physicians, all other in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $75,590 to $430,940; 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 $189,820 from $285,010. 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 3 of 490 locally.
- This $174,334 adjusted figure, worked from $285,010, 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 3 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 3 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 $260,100, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $75,590 and the top tenth $430,940 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $174,334 rather than its face figure.
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 $189,820.
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 $260,100. 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 ($75,590) and the ninetieth ($430,940) 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 $174,334 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 $189,820 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.