They Make How Much?!? Here Are The Highest Salaries In New Jersey

Ever wonder how much your doctor gets paid? Your dentist or lawyer?  How about your local pharmacist? I did some digging because, well, I’m nosey and also because I want to point my daughters, Bri, Bella and Fia in the right direction as they pick their careers one day. Here are the highest paid careers in New Jersey.

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I found some great info though Zippia…they did a deep dive into the highest paid careers in our state and they went right to The Bureau of Labor Statistics to get some cold hard facts.

Here are the highest paid salaries and careers in New Jersey...scroll down to see the #1 career making the most moolah in our state!

DETAILED LIST OF HIGHEST PAYING JOBS IN NEW JERSEY

RANK    JOB TITLE             AVERAGE SALARY

2              Chief Executives $258,450

3              Obstetricians/Gynecologists  $257,480

4              Psychiatrists $235,580

5              Family Medicine Physicians $224,300

6              General Internal Medicine Physicians $224,200

7              Physicians, All Other; And Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $215,980

8              Nurse Anesthetists $207,500

9              Athletes $202,000

10           Compensation And Benefits Managers $198,300

11           Pediatricians, General    $197,110

12           Computer And Information Systems Managers $191,120

13           Petroleum Engineers $184,560

14           Financial Managers $184,130

15           Sales Managers $183,510

16           Marketing Managers $180,250

17           Human Resources Managers $177,960

18           Dentists, General $177,570

19           Advertising And Promotions Managers $175,060

20           Training And Development Managers $174,860

21           General And Operations Managers $172,790

22           Purchasing Managers $171,550

23           Architectural And Engineering Managers $171,280

24           Public Relations And Fundraising Managers $163,930

25           Construction Managers $152,250

26           Personal Service Managers/Entertainment/Recreation Managers $152,050

27           Lawyers $151,550

28           Physicists $147,900

29           Education Administrators, Postsecondary $146,910

30           Industrial Production Managers $146,370

31           First-Line Supervisors Of Police And Detectives $141,880

32           Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates $141,480

33           Administrative Services And Facilities Managers $136,150

34           Podiatrists $135,050

35           Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers $131,540

36           Physician Assistants $131,210

37           Computer And Information Research Scientists $131,070

38           Nurse Practitioners $130,890

39           Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $130,750

40           Education Administrators, Kindergarten Through Secondary $130,540

41           Optometrists $128,890

42           Veterinarians $128,430

43           Medical And Health Services Managers $127,380

44           Personal Financial Advisors $127,120

45           Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $126,860

46           Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $126,530

47           Computer Network Architects $126,340

48           Mathematicians $125,880

49           Pharmacists $124,690

50           Database Administrators And Architects $124,470

51           Information Security Analysts $123,280

52           Actuaries $122,790

53           First-Line Supervisors Of Firefighting And Prevention Workers $122,720

54           Air Traffic Controllers $122,440

55           Art Directors $121,940

56           Chemical Engineers $120,710

57           Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $120,210

58           Electrical Engineers $120,140

59           Hydrologists $120,140

60           Business Teachers, Postsecondary $119,950

61           Computer Hardware Engineers $119,890

62           Aerospace Engineers $119,680

63           Sales Engineers $118,160

64           Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers $117,490

65           Nurse Midwives $117,070

66           Statisticians $116,890

67           Data Scientists And Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $116,250

68           Engineers, All Other $116,040

69           Biochemists And Biophysicists $115,670

70           Operations Research Analysts $114,410

71           First-Line Supervisors Of Correctional Officers $113,610

72           Software Developers And Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Testers $113,220

73           Management Analysts $112,380

74           Labor Relations Specialists $112,150

75           Financial Examiners $109,700

76           Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors $108,950

77           Emergency Management Directors $108,930

78           Bioengineers And Biomedical Engineers $107,180

79           Detectives And Criminal Investigators     $106,120

80           Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary     $105,860

81           Materials Scientists $105,490

82           Microbiologists $105,280

83           Computer Systems Analysts $104,000

84           Arbitrators, Mediators, And Conciliators  $104,300

85           Education Administrators, All Other $104,240

86           First-Line Supervisors Of Non-Retail Sales Workers $103,710

87           Gambling Managers $103,170

88           Chiropractors $103,120

89           Network And Computer Systems Administrators $103,030

90           Acupuncturists And Healthcare Diagnosing Or Treating Practitioners, All Other     $102,900

91           Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Technical And Scientific Products  $102,820

92           Radiation Therapists $102,530

93           Physical Scientists, All Other $102,440

94           Industrial Engineers $102,360

95           Financial And Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, And Financial Specialists, All Other  $101,780

96           Materials Engineers $101,710

97           Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $101,280

98           Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $100,990

99           Physical Therapists $100,740

100         Civil Engineers $100,690

And the #1 career to have in New Jersey is....drumroll please...

#1  Surgeons!  (except Ophthalmologists) They make a base of $275,710 to start and it only goes up from there!