Location Salary Data

Salaries in Jersey City, NY

Government-verified salary data from 135 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$98,047
135 filings
Median DOL Salary
$98,047
Total DOL Filings
135
Companies Hiring
67
Cost of Living Index
125.1
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Jersey City, NY$98,047
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Jersey City, NY is 61% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Jersey City

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
ExlService.com, LLC49$95,000Other
Goldman Sachs Services LLC6$122,000Other
JPMorgan Chase & Co5$125,000Other
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC4$115,000Other
TRANZ BUSINESS GROUP OF COMPANIES LLC4$55,370Other
SCIVANTAGE, INC.3$78,250Other
Tata Consultancy Services Limited3$69,200Other
Infosys Limited3$77,487Staffing
KCG AMERICAS LLC2$135,000Other
VSLN International Inc2$75,000Other
Bank of America N.A.2$116,191Other
EYORK CONSULTING2$64,700Other
NEXAGE TECHNOLOGIES USA INC2$64,000Other
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.2$132,500Other
JSM CONSULTING2$85,000Other
Virtusa Corporation2$102,100Other
Consumer Evaluation Systems Inc2$125,000Other
SPECIALTY RONDOT, INC.2$117,562Other
Perr & Knight, Inc.2$82,789Other
Doran Jones Inc.2$134,000Other
LESCHACO, INC1$49,660Other
M Management Inc1$91,312Other
New York Technology Partners Inc1$80,000Other
NTT Data Inc1$91,021Other
Citigroup Technology, Inc.1$121,113Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Jersey City

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Statisticians$84,198-44%7

BLS Wage Survey Data - New York

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for New York.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Physicians, All Other$237,71013,280
Psychiatrists$228,5803,850
Chief Executives$219,3207,830
Radiologists$216,4201,950
Anesthesiologists$215,7401,850
Physicians, Pathologists$215,740940
Financial Managers$215,74067,510
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$215,6301,450
Neurologists$214,8201,130
Family Medicine Physicians$214,7903,190

Salary Trend in Jersey City, NY

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Jersey City, NY has a cost of living index of 125.1, which is 25.1% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $79,936 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Statisticians$84,198$67,305

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Jersey City, NY

Statisticians
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.