New JerseyCOL index: 155

Salaries in Newark, NJ

Newark, New Jersey offers career opportunities with 10.75% state income tax. Browse salary data for every major occupation below — all figures are Newark-specific, updated quarterly from BLS and H-1B disclosures.

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Population
311,549
COL index
155 / 100
Avg 1BR rent
$2,200/mo
State income tax
10.75%

Technology salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Software Engineer$95K$130K$165K$210K+4.2%
Data Scientist$100K$138K$175K$220K+5.1%
Product Manager$110K$148K$190K$240K+3.8%
DevOps Engineer$105K$140K$178K$215K+6.2%
Cybersecurity Analyst$85K$115K$148K$185K+7.3%
UX Designer$72K$99K$130K$165K+3.1%
Machine Learning Engineer$125K$168K$215K$275K+8.4%
Cloud Architect$130K$170K$215K$265K+6.8%
Frontend Developer$82K$112K$145K$185K+4.5%
Backend Developer$90K$125K$160K$200K+4.3%
Full Stack Developer$88K$120K$155K$195K+4.6%
Mobile Developer$90K$125K$162K$205K+5.2%
Data Engineer$98K$132K$168K$210K+6.5%
Data Analyst$60K$82K$108K$140K+4%
Database Administrator$78K$105K$135K$170K+2.8%
Systems Administrator$62K$86K$112K$142K+2.2%
Network Engineer$75K$100K$130K$165K+3%
IT Manager$100K$135K$172K$215K+3.5%
Scrum Master$88K$115K$145K$180K+3.2%
Solutions Architect$120K$158K$200K$250K+5.8%
AI Engineer$130K$175K$225K$290K+12%
Blockchain Developer$110K$150K$195K$250K+7.5%
QA Engineer$70K$95K$125K$158K+3%
Site Reliability Engineer$115K$152K$192K$238K+7%
Embedded Systems Engineer$85K$112K$142K$178K+3.8%
Technical Writer$58K$79K$102K$130K+2.5%
IT Support Specialist$42K$58K$76K$98K+2%
Information Security Manager$115K$152K$195K$245K+7.8%
Penetration Tester$88K$118K$152K$195K+8.2%
Computer Vision Engineer$120K$162K$208K$265K+9.5%
NLP Engineer$125K$168K$215K$272K+10.2%
Game Developer$72K$98K$132K$172K+4.8%
Salesforce Developer$90K$120K$155K$195K+5.5%
ERP Consultant$85K$115K$150K$190K+3.8%

Healthcare salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Registered Nurse$79K$100K$127K$159K+3.5%
Physician Assistant$132K$159K$189K$226K+4.8%
Physical Therapist$92K$116K$140K$171K+3.2%
Healthcare Administrator$88K$127K$171K$226K+4.1%
Nurse Practitioner$122K$148K$177K$214K+5.2%
Pharmacist$144K$161K$181K$201K+1.2%
Medical Doctor$238K$303K$390K$512K+2.8%
Dentist$181K$220K$275K$354K+2.5%
Occupational Therapist$88K$110K$134K$161K+3.8%
Radiologist$354K$464K$573K$683K+2.2%
Surgeon$342K$464K$610K$793K+2.5%
Anesthesiologist$366K$476K$586K$708K+2.1%
Medical Lab Technician$51K$68K$88K$110K+3.2%
Respiratory Therapist$71K$88K$110K$137K+3.8%
Speech-Language Pathologist$83K$104K$128K$156K+4.2%
Clinical Psychologist$88K$116K$153K$198K+3.5%
Psychiatrist$238K$303K$378K$488K+3.8%
Medical Coder$51K$67K$85K$107K+2.8%
ICU Nurse$95K$120K$149K$183K+4%
Surgical Technologist$55K$71K$88K$110K+3.5%
Paramedic$46K$61K$79K$100K+3.2%
Registered Dietitian$63K$83K$105K$132K+3.5%
Optometrist$137K$168K$205K$256K+2.8%
Genetic Counselor$88K$110K$134K$165K+5.8%

Finance salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Financial Analyst$92K$128K$176K$243K+3.6%
Accountant$74K$105K$142K$189K+2.2%
Investment Banker$162K$243K$378K$608K+3.9%
Actuary$128K$169K$219K$277K+5.5%
Financial Advisor$78K$128K$200K$311K+3.8%
Portfolio Manager$155K$219K$304K$432K+4.2%
Risk Analyst$92K$124K$165K$213K+4.5%
Tax Manager$128K$173K$223K$284K+3%
Financial Controller$142K$189K$246K$317K+3.2%
Chief Financial Officer$236K$338K$486K$702K+3.5%
Credit Analyst$70K$95K$124K$162K+2.8%
Mortgage Loan Officer$65K$97K$146K$219K+2.5%
Compliance Officer$97K$132K$176K$232K+4.8%
Hedge Fund Analyst$155K$223K$324K$513K+3.5%
Private Equity Analyst$149K$213K$304K$473K+4%
Quantitative Analyst$169K$232K$311K$432K+6.2%
Bookkeeper$51K$65K$81K$103K+1%
Budget Analyst$84K$111K$140K$176K+2.5%
Insurance Underwriter$78K$105K$138K$178K+2%
Venture Capital Analyst$128K$182K$250K$351K+5.5%

Engineering salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Mechanical Engineer$88K$117K$151K$189K+2.8%
Petroleum Engineer$134K$177K$229K$293K+1.5%
Civil Engineer$83K$110K$144K$183K+3.4%
Electrical Engineer$95K$128K$166K$207K+3.1%
Chemical Engineer$98K$132K$171K$217K+2.5%
Aerospace Engineer$110K$149K$193K$242K+3.8%
Industrial Engineer$88K$117K$151K$193K+3.5%
Environmental Engineer$83K$112K$146K$185K+4.2%
Biomedical Engineer$88K$120K$156K$198K+5.2%
Structural Engineer$85K$112K$146K$185K+3.2%
Nuclear Engineer$116K$153K$193K$242K+2.2%
Materials Engineer$88K$120K$156K$198K+3%
Geotechnical Engineer$83K$110K$144K$183K+3.5%
Controls Engineer$95K$127K$163K$205K+4%
Manufacturing Engineer$85K$116K$149K$189K+3.2%
Process Engineer$88K$120K$156K$198K+3.5%
Quality Engineer$79K$107K$140K$181K+3%

Business salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Marketing Manager$100K$141K$195K$256K+3.3%
Human Resources Manager$96K$133K$179K$230K+2.9%
Project Manager$92K$125K$169K$218K+3.7%
Operations Manager$87K$125K$173K$230K+2.5%
Business Analyst$79K$109K$143K$186K+3.8%
Management Consultant$102K$147K$207K$288K+4.2%
Supply Chain Manager$100K$138K$182K$233K+4.5%
Sales Manager$92K$134K$195K$275K+3.5%
Account Executive$70K$100K$143K$207K+3.8%
Chief Executive Officer$198K$301K$486K$794K+3.2%
Chief Operating Officer$186K$269K$410K$614K+3%
Chief Marketing Officer$186K$269K$394K$589K+3.5%
General Manager$96K$138K$195K$269K+2.8%
Logistics Coordinator$54K$72K$92K$118K+3.5%
Purchasing Manager$100K$138K$179K$228K+2.5%
Digital Marketing Manager$87K$122K$164K$215K+5.5%
SEO Specialist$61K$83K$113K$151K+5.8%
Content Strategist$70K$96K$128K$166K+5.2%
Brand Manager$92K$125K$169K$220K+3.5%
Recruiter$61K$83K$113K$154K+3.2%
Executive Assistant$67K$87K$113K$143K+1.8%
Public Relations Manager$87K$122K$166K$220K+3%
Event Planner$54K$72K$96K$128K+3.8%

Education salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
K-12 Teacher$52K$71K$94K$121K+1.8%
University Professor$75K$103K$150K$218K+2.1%
School Principal$94K$117K$144K$175K+2.2%
Instructional Designer$67K$87K$113K$144K+4.5%
School Counselor$55K$71K$92K$115K+3%
Special Education Teacher$55K$75K$97K$124K+3.5%
Curriculum Developer$63K$83K$106K$136K+3.8%
Education Administrator$83K$109K$140K$178K+2.5%
Librarian$55K$71K$92K$115K+1.5%
Academic Advisor$46K$60K$78K$99K+3%
Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Attorney$105K$173K$281K$473K+3.5%
Paralegal$57K$76K$100K$128K+3.8%
Corporate Lawyer$155K$236K$378K$608K+3.8%
Patent Attorney$182K$250K$335K$459K+4.2%
Compliance Lawyer$135K$196K$267K$358K+5%
Judge$128K$182K$246K$324K+1.5%
Legal Operations Manager$128K$176K$230K$297K+6.5%

Construction salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Construction Manager$98K$131K$173K$225K+4.5%
Electrician$65K$85K$110K$144K+6.2%
Plumber$65K$85K$113K$148K+5.5%
HVAC Technician$60K$78K$100K$128K+5.8%
Welder$48K$63K$80K$103K+3.5%
Carpenter$53K$70K$93K$119K+4%
Land Surveyor$73K$98K$128K$163K+3.8%
Construction Estimator$78K$105K$138K$178K+4.2%

Real Estate salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Real Estate Agent$38K$62K$105K$180K+3.5%
Real Estate Broker$55K$95K$162K$275K+3.5%
Property Manager$48K$65K$88K$118K+3.2%
Real Estate Appraiser$52K$72K$98K$132K+2.8%
Commercial Real Estate Analyst$62K$88K$120K$162K+4%

Government salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Urban Planner$71K$94K$120K$153K+3.8%
Social Worker$47K$65K$85K$109K+3.5%
Firefighter$50K$68K$92K$120K+2.8%
Police Officer$57K$77K$104K$136K+2.5%
Military Officer$65K$97K$136K$183K+2%
Public Health Official$80K$109K$142K$183K+4.5%
Policy Analyst$68K$92K$120K$156K+3.5%
Government Budget Officer$73K$97K$124K$159K+2.5%

Science salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Biologist$67K$95K$128K$171K+3.5%
Chemist$71K$98K$132K$173K+3.2%
Physicist$95K$137K$185K$244K+4%
Geologist$76K$107K$144K$189K+3.8%
Epidemiologist$83K$110K$144K$185K+4.5%
Biochemist$76K$107K$149K$198K+4.2%
Environmental Scientist$67K$93K$122K$161K+4.8%
Research Scientist$88K$120K$161K$214K+4.5%
Pharmaceutical Data Scientist$128K$173K$222K$278K+7.5%
Clinical Research Coordinator$59K$76K$98K$124K+5.5%
Laboratory Manager$79K$107K$140K$181K+3.8%

Creative salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Graphic Designer$50K$70K$94K$122K+3%
Art Director$86K$120K$162K$214K+2.8%
Video Producer$58K$82K$114K$162K+4.2%
Copywriter$54K$74K$102K$138K+3.5%
Photographer$38K$55K$82K$120K+3%
Animator$62K$86K$118K$162K+4.5%
Journalist$46K$62K$86K$122K+1.5%
Social Media Manager$54K$72K$98K$132K+6.5%
Interior Designer$50K$70K$96K$130K+3.2%
Fashion Designer$58K$82K$118K$174K+2.5%
Music Producer$46K$74K$126K$222K+3.5%
UX Researcher$98K$134K$174K$222K+5.5%

Hospitality salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Hotel Manager$60K$83K$113K$155K+3.2%
Executive Chef$60K$78K$106K$147K+3.8%
Restaurant Manager$48K$64K$85K$113K+3.5%
Travel Agent$40K$53K$71K$98K+3%
Sommelier$48K$67K$94K$132K+3.2%

Retail salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Retail Store Manager$48K$67K$90K$121K+2%
Sales Representative$48K$71K$106K$159K+3.5%
Retail Buyer$60K$83K$113K$150K+2.5%
E-Commerce Manager$71K$98K$132K$175K+7.5%
Business Development Manager$83K$117K$161K$221K+4.5%

Transportation salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Airline Pilot$126K$192K$282K$396K+5.2%
Logistics Manager$86K$118K$156K$202K+4.5%
Truck Driver (CDL)$50K$62K$82K$106K+4.8%
Transportation Planner$74K$98K$130K$168K+4.2%
Fleet Manager$70K$94K$122K$158K+4%

Energy salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Energy Engineer$87K$118K$155K$196K+6.5%
Solar Installer$47K$58K$76K$99K+22%
Wind Turbine Technician$54K$67K$85K$110K+45%
Oil & Gas Operations Manager$123K$166K$215K$278K+2%
Energy Analyst$69K$95K$125K$162K+6%

Nonprofit salaries in Newark

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Nonprofit Executive Director$69K$95K$132K$185K+3.2%
Grant Writer$54K$69K$90K$114K+3.5%
Fundraising Manager$58K$78K$106K$146K+3.8%
Case Manager$43K$56K$72K$92K+3.5%
Community Outreach Coordinator$43K$56K$73K$94K+3.8%

Working in Newark, New Jersey: Salary Guide (2026)

Newark is home to the Newark–NJ metropolitan area with a population of 311,549. The city has a cost of living index of 155 (US average = 100), meaning living costs are above the national average.

New Jersey has a 10.75% state income tax rate. When comparing offers with cities in no-income-tax states like Texas, Washington, or Florida, factor in this difference.

Top-paying industries in Newark

Newark's economy spans multiple high-wage sectors. The city's diverse employer base creates strong demand across technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services.

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