Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Across all occupations in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area, the median wage is $63,490 a year ($30.52 an hour) and the mean $82,560, May 2025. That median is +25% against the US median of $50,980 and +8% against New Jersey's $58,570. BLS counts 240,190 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is obstetricians and gynecologists; the largest is business operations specialists, all other.

All occupations: Trenton-Princeton, NJ vs New Jersey and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ area, New Jersey and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	Hourly	$16.87	$20.82	$30.52	$48.86	$73.53	$39.69	240,190
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	Annual	$35,100	$43,300	$63,490	$101,630	$152,950	$82,560	240,190
New Jersey	Hourly	$16.56	$18.94	$28.16	$46.50	$68.63	$37.52	4,285,720
New Jersey	Annual	$34,450	$39,400	$58,570	$96,720	$142,750	$78,040	4,285,720
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

435 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: New Jersey. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$298,050	$143.29	30
2	Psychiatrists	$294,890	$141.77	60
3	Physicians, All Other	$279,930	$134.58	360
4	Dentists, General	$216,750	$104.21	170
5	Marketing Managers	$208,440	$100.21	1,250
6	Commercial Pilots	$205,700	*	50
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$204,160	$98.15	50
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers in New Jersey	$197,420	$94.92	2,000
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$196,870	$94.65	320
10	Family Medicine Physicians	$192,090	$92.35	190
11	Chief Executives	$191,360	$92.00	200
12	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$186,700	$89.76	60
13	Financial Managers in New Jersey	$184,800	$88.84	2,460
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$182,230	$87.61	2,150
15	General and Operations Managers in New Jersey	$181,450	$87.23	3,100
16	Purchasing Managers	$180,340	$86.70	330
17	Public Relations Managers	$179,330	$86.22	430
18	Sales Managers in New Jersey	$178,360	$85.75	850
19	Training and Development Managers	$170,050	$81.76	130
20	Human Resources Managers	$161,720	$77.75	530

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in New Jersey	5,570	23.18	3.32	$89,370
2	Registered Nurses in New Jersey	5,180	21.56	0.99	$99,990
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Jersey	4,920	20.47	0.74	$37,760
4	Cashiers in New Jersey	4,800	19.98	1.01	$34,710
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New Jersey	4,460	18.58	0.98	$37,560
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Jersey	4,300	17.90	0.72	$34,720
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New Jersey	3,840	15.99	1.13	$37,640
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New Jersey	3,680	15.33	1.40	$54,050
9	Software Developers in New Jersey	3,390	14.13	1.30	$128,770
10	Customer Service Representatives in New Jersey	3,140	13.09	0.78	$47,590
11	Security Guards in New Jersey	3,110	12.95	1.57	$34,980
12	General and Operations Managers in New Jersey	3,100	12.91	0.57	$181,450
13	Retail Salespersons in New Jersey	3,090	12.86	0.51	$36,720
14	Stockers and Order Fillers in New Jersey	2,960	12.32	0.68	$37,330
15	Accountants and Auditors in New Jersey	2,890	12.02	1.29	$99,550
16	Management Analysts in New Jersey	2,810	11.68	2.02	$102,020
17	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in New Jersey	2,770	11.53	1.25	$79,460
17	Office Clerks, General in New Jersey	2,770	11.52	0.73	$48,730
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New Jersey	2,570	10.71	1.17	$36,700
20	Lawyers in New Jersey	2,470	10.30	2.12	$138,760

Most concentrated occupations in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Natural Sciences Managers	12.78	2,150	8.93	$182,230
2	Biochemists and Biophysicists	9.92	520	2.16	$124,300
3	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.89	950	3.95	$78,010
4	Psychiatric Aides	6.66	370	1.52	$60,110
5	Word Processors and Typists	6.48	350	1.46	$44,720
6	Therapists, All Other	6.16	220	0.90	$83,200
7	Brokerage Clerks	5.91	330	1.37	$71,660
8	Epidemiologists	5.79	110	0.45	$105,930
9	Environmental Engineers	5.41	320	1.33	$92,150
10	Financial Specialists, All Other	5.21	1,060	4.43	$92,670

Occupation groups in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$167,450	$182,210	22,490	93.64	1.31
Legal	$120,520	$137,080	3,610	15.03	1.79
Computer and Mathematical	$108,740	$117,000	10,700	44.54	1.32
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$98,720	$110,650	13,490	56.17	0.89
Architecture and Engineering	$97,660	$103,530	3,810	15.85	0.94
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$97,640	$101,430	5,540	23.06	2.43
Business and Financial Operations	$93,960	$100,670	26,140	108.81	1.61
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$79,210	$86,440	2,880	12.00	0.91
Construction and Extraction	$75,480	$80,980	5,420	22.55	0.55
Educational Instruction and Library	$66,830	$75,430	18,240	75.93	1.30
Community and Social Service	$63,910	$70,860	5,960	24.80	1.44
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$62,780	$68,420	6,000	24.96	0.64
Office and Administrative Support	$52,900	$57,710	28,510	118.68	1.04
Protective Service	$51,410	$64,990	7,060	29.41	1.21
Production	$45,150	$50,520	7,330	30.53	0.55
Transportation and Material Moving	$44,930	$47,370	21,930	91.29	1.04
Sales and Related	$44,790	$62,340	15,860	66.03	0.76
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$43,080	$46,430	120	0.52	0.19
Healthcare Support	$42,700	$43,850	9,640	40.14	0.79
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$38,670	$42,430	6,980	29.05	0.99
Personal Care and Service	$36,590	$45,100	4,670	19.46	0.93
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$36,310	$41,470	13,820	57.54	0.65

Every occupation in New Jersey, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 435 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Trenton-Princeton, NJ estimates (area 45940).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.