Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,368
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$10,282
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,667
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
$55,650
Kept after tax
$45,368
Worth in national money
$41,667
State rank
12
of 47 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 $55,650, ranking 12 of 47 states and sitting about 8.42% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations New Jersey reports figures for, this is number 323.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $55,650, tax leaves $45,368 — and because New Jersey is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $41,667 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $55,790, since top earners drag the number up.
- New Jersey's median for structural metal fabricators and fitters is $55,650, about 8.42% above the national figure and 12 of 47 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, structural metal fabricators and fitters sits at 323 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.
- After tax, $45,368 remains from the New Jersey median of $55,650 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $41,667 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $55,790 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,650 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,330 |
| This salary | $55,650 |
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 | $45,368 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,895 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,591 |
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 | $53,750 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,972 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $55,650 as a midpoint for New Jersey, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,520 and the ninetieth is $73,330 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $45,368, from $55,650, 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 323 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 $41,667, the adjusted value of that $55,650 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 323 of 490 in the state.
- The New Jersey median of $55,650 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,520 to $73,330. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for New Jersey is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $45,368 from $55,650. 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 323 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $41,667 — the adjusted value of that $55,650 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 323 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $44,520 at the tenth percentile, $73,330 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 $41,667 rather than its face figure.
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 $45,368 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 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 ($44,520 to $73,330) 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 $41,667 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 $45,368 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.