Tree Trimmers and Pruners in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,013
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$14,927
20.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,362
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
$71,940
Kept after tax
$57,013
Worth in national money
$52,362
State rank
3
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New Jersey pays tree trimmers and pruners a middle wage of $71,940, ranking 3 of 49 states and sitting about 41.17% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations New Jersey reports figures for, this is number 238.
- New Jersey is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $71,940 the take-home is $57,013; in national-average money that behaves like $52,362. The average lands at $69,760, below the middle of the range.
- New Jersey's median for tree trimmers and pruners is $71,940, about 41.17% above the national figure and 3 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, tree trimmers and pruners sits at 238 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 tree trimmers and pruners in New Jersey, on $71,940, is $57,013; deflated by the state's price level, $52,362. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $69,760 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,730 |
| This salary | $71,940 |
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 | $57,013 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,440 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,806 |
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 | $68,490 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,327 |
| 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 tree trimmers and pruners in New Jersey earn under $71,940 and half over. The published range runs $52,830 at the tenth percentile to $80,730 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $57,013, from $71,940, 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 238 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 $52,362, the adjusted value of that $71,940 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 238 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tree trimmers and pruners in New Jersey, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $52,830 to $80,730; 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 $57,013 from $71,940. 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 238 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $52,362 — the adjusted value of that $71,940 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 238 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $69,760, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $52,830 and the top tenth $80,730, 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?
Not on its own. Prices in New Jersey run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $52,362 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $57,013 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $69,760. 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 ($52,830 to $80,730) 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 $52,362 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 $57,013 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.