Print Binding and Finishing Workers in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,596
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$8,004
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,447
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
$46,600
Kept after tax
$38,596
Worth in national money
$35,447
State rank
12
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey is one of the better-paying states for print binding and finishing workers. The middle earner takes $46,600, which ranks 12 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 10.19% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in New Jersey, this one sits low: 390 of 490 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $46,600 the take-home is $38,596. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,447 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $46,780, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Jersey ranks 12 of 50 states publishing a median for print binding and finishing workers, at $46,600 — about 10.19% 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.
- Print binding and finishing workers occupies position 390 of 490 in New Jersey's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $38,596 for print binding and finishing workers, from $46,600. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,447. ⚠️ 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 $46,780 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,500 |
| This salary | $46,600 |
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 | $38,596 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,623 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,328 |
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 | $45,322 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,443 |
| 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 print binding and finishing workers in New Jersey earn under $46,600 and half over. The published range runs $32,220 at the tenth percentile to $61,500 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,596 take-home in New Jersey comes from $46,600. 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 390 of 490.
- Two cautions on $35,447, the adjusted value of that $46,600 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 390 of 490 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for print binding and finishing workers in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,220 to $61,500; 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.
- Retained pay of $38,596, from $46,600, 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 390 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 12 of 50 for it.
- This $35,447 adjusted figure, worked from $46,600, 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 390 of 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 390 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $32,220 at the bottom tenth to $61,500 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $35,447 of national purchasing power.
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 $38,596.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,220 to $61,500) 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 $35,447 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 $38,596 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.