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Highest Paying Jobs in New Jersey (2025)

Top 50 occupations by annual mean wage · BLS OEWS May 2025

RankOccupationAnnual Mean
1Surgeons, All Other$503,070
2Radiologists$374,880
3Chief Executives$372,910
4Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$347,890
5Cardiologists$325,020
6Physicians, Pathologists$298,760
7Family Medicine Physicians$291,470
8Nurse Anesthetists$290,920
9Dentists, All Other Specialists$282,180
10Pediatric Surgeons$280,020
11Emergency Medicine Physicians$262,080
12Physicians, All Other$260,100
13Psychiatrists$244,560
14Neurologists$243,370
15Athletes and Sports Competitors$241,760
16Obstetricians and Gynecologists$222,080
17Natural Sciences Managers$217,190
18Financial Managers$216,740
19Commercial Pilots$215,210
20Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,650
21General and Operations Managers$205,250
22Marketing Managers$198,400
23Dentists, General$198,290
24Pediatricians, General$194,010
25Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,220
26Personal Financial Advisors$191,890
27Sales Managers$190,770
28Human Resources Managers$186,360
29Purchasing Managers$186,350
30Public Relations Managers$185,230
31Advertising and Promotions Managers$185,040
32Lawyers$184,090
33Medical Dosimetrists$180,230
34Compensation and Benefits Managers$178,260
35Medical and Health Services Managers$178,050
36Physicists$175,090
37Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$170,500
38Training and Development Managers$166,180
39Veterinarians$166,170
40Managers, All Other$165,990
41General Internal Medicine Physicians$165,650
42Physician Assistants$162,100
43Economists$161,990
44Podiatrists$161,820
45Optometrists$161,110
46Computer Network Architects$159,330
47Nurse Midwives$159,170
48Administrative Services Managers$156,590
49Law Teachers, Postsecondary$156,120
50Nurse Practitioners$155,750
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.