Trenton-Princeton, NJ Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Trenton-Princeton, NJ - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Trenton-Princeton, NJ moved from $62,610 in May 2024 to $63,490 in May 2025 (+1.4%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ sits -1.7 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
General and Operations Managers publishes $181,450 here versus $105,770 nationally (+71.6%; 3,100metro-area jobs). Next is Accountants and Auditors at $99,550 locally versus $83,680 nationally (+19.0%).
- General and Operations Managers$181,450 in Trenton-Princeton, NJ sits 71.6% above the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,100 published local jobs).
- Accountants and Auditors$99,550 in Trenton-Princeton, NJ sits 19.0% above the national Accountants and Auditors median of $83,680 (2,890 published local jobs).
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$92,060 in Trenton-Princeton, NJ sits 17.0% above the national Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents median of $78,660 (2,040 published local jobs).
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,460 in Trenton-Princeton, NJ sits 14.3% above the national First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers median of $69,500 (2,770 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Trenton-Princeton, NJ; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 45940 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ $83K mean
MEAN-MEGA · RPP-MID · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MEGA #9/528
- RPP-MID 103.2
- OCC-MOST 434 occs
- TOP-LEAD Obstetricians… · $298K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-INLINE -1.7 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Lexington Park, MD
- BOOK-FULL 416 rows · May 2025
Read with Lexington Park, MD ($393 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Employment scale inside Trenton-Princeton, NJ's top-pay list
General and Operations Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Trenton-Princeton, NJ's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 3,100 jobs · $181,450
- 2. Financial Managers 2,460 jobs · $184,800
- 3. Natural Sciences Managers 2,150 jobs · $182,230
- 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,000 jobs · $197,420
- 5. Administrative Services Managers 1,260 jobs · $154,070
- 6. Marketing Managers 1,250 jobs · $208,440
- 7. Sales Managers 850 jobs · $178,360
- 8. Human Resources Managers 530 jobs · $161,720
- 9. Nurse Practitioners 490 jobs · $153,630
- 10. Public Relations Managers 430 jobs · $179,330
- 11. Physicians, All Other 360 jobs · $279,930
- 12. Purchasing Managers 330 jobs · $180,340
- 13. Architectural and Engineering Managers 320 jobs · $196,870
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 320 jobs · $157,160
- 15. Chief Executives 200 jobs · $191,360
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 190 jobs · $192,090
- 17. Dentists, General 170 jobs · $216,750
- 18. Training and Development Managers 130 jobs · $170,050
Occupations Tracked
434
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$83,089
employment-weighted, 416 complete rows
Top Salary
$298,050
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Cost of Living
103.2
3% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $298,050 |
| 2 | Psychiatrists | $294,890 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $279,930 |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $216,750 |
| 5 | Marketing Managers | $208,440 |
| 6 | Commercial Pilots | $205,700 |
| 7 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $204,160 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $197,420 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $196,870 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physicians | $192,090 |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $191,360 |
| 12 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $186,700 |
| 13 | Financial Managers | $184,800 |
| 14 | Natural Sciences Managers | $182,230 |
| 15 | General and Operations Managers | $181,450 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $180,340 |
| 17 | Public Relations Managers | $179,330 |
| 18 | Sales Managers | $178,360 |
| 19 | Training and Development Managers | $170,050 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $161,720 |
| 21 | Industrial Production Managers | $157,160 |
| 22 | Optometrists | $155,960 |
| 23 | Administrative Services Managers | $154,070 |
| 24 | Nurse Practitioners | $153,630 |
| 25 | Pediatricians, General | $152,990 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $32,220 |
| School Bus Monitors | $32,220 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $32,220 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | $32,690 |
| Recreation Workers | $33,420 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $33,920 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $33,960 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $34,130 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $34,440 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $34,670 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in NJ
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Two OEWS peer sets outside NJ. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($83,089 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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