Nurse pay in New Jersey
Nurses in New Jersey are being offered a median $98,800 a year right now across 689 live job postings that state pay — ranking #14 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.
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New Jersey market overview
- 25th percentile
- $85,280
- Median
- $98,800
- 75th percentile
- $115,305
- 90th percentile
- $125,000
- Median hourly (511 postings)
- $43/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (54 postings)
- $5,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $20,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 689
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in New Jersey
Highest-offering employers in New Jersey right now
- #1$138k
White Glove Placement New Jersey
median across 5 priced postings
- #2$131k
TNAA Healthcare
median across 9 priced postings
- #3$130k
CareOne
median across 3 priced postings
- #4$129k
Veterans Health Administration
median across 7 priced postings
- #5$127k
Cooper University Hospital
median across 6 priced postings
What nurses say they’re paidreported by nurses
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What to do with this
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do nurses make in New Jersey?
- Across 689 live job postings in New Jersey that state pay, the median posted offer is $98,800 a year (about $43/hr). The middle half of postings runs $85,280–$115,305, and the top 10% start at $125,000.
- How does New Jersey nurse pay compare nationally?
- New Jersey's posted median of $98,800 is 3% above the national median ($95,680), ranking #14 of 51 states on the Pay Index right now.
- Where does this data come from?
- Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated September 10, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
- Do New Jersey nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 54 live postings in New Jersey advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $5,000 and offers up to $20,000.