Highest Wages in New Jersey

Top 100 cities ranked by highest wages

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Highest Wages - New Jersey

1 Leonia $3,175
2 Fort Lee $3,175
3 Edgewater $3,175
4 Cliffside Park $3,175
5 Palisades Park $3,175
6 Manville $2,046
7 The Hills $2,046
8 Neshanic Station $2,046
9 Lyons $2,046
10 Martinsville $2,046
11 Bound Brook $2,046
12 Blackwells Mills $2,046
13 Franklin Center $2,046
14 Somerville $2,046
15 Finderne $2,046
16 Bradley Gardens $2,046
17 Middlesex $2,046
18 Bridgewater Center $2,046
19 Raritan $2,046
20 Green Knoll $2,046
21 Basking Ridge $2,046
22 Hillsborough $2,046
23 Belle Mead $2,046
24 Dunellen $2,046
25 Ledgewood $1,946
26 Troy Hills $1,946
27 Lake Hiawatha $1,946
28 Lake Hopatcong $1,946
29 Hackettstown $1,946
30 Budd Lake $1,946
31 Kinnelon $1,946
32 Succasunna $1,946
33 Flanders $1,946
34 Mount Arlington $1,946
35 Hopatcong $1,946
36 Whippany $1,946
37 Boonton $1,946
38 Morris Plains $1,946
39 White Meadow Lake $1,946
40 Rockaway $1,946
41 Butler $1,946
42 Bernardsville $1,946
43 Dover $1,946
44 Parsippany $1,946
45 Wharton $1,946
46 Morristown $1,946
47 Jersey City $1,825
48 Little Ferry $1,825
49 Ridgefield $1,825
50 Guttenberg $1,825
51 Newark $1,825
52 East Rutherford $1,825
53 Fairview $1,825
54 North Arlington $1,825
55 Rutherford $1,825
56 Harrison $1,825
57 Union City $1,825
58 Hoboken $1,825
59 Secaucus $1,825
60 Bayonne $1,825
61 West New York $1,825
62 Carlstadt $1,825
63 Kearny $1,825
64 Old Tappan $1,814
65 White Horse $1,740
66 Hightstown $1,740
67 Burlington $1,740
68 Fort Dix $1,740
69 Princeton Meadows $1,740
70 Florence $1,740
71 Twin Rivers $1,740
72 Yardville $1,740
73 Princeton $1,740
74 Hamilton Square $1,740
75 Trenton $1,740
76 Mercerville $1,740
77 Towaco $1,699
78 East Orange $1,699
79 Glen Ridge $1,699
80 Upper Montclair $1,699
81 Brookdale $1,699
82 Totowa $1,699
83 Watsessing $1,699
84 North Caldwell $1,699
85 Lincoln Park $1,699
86 Florham Park $1,699
87 Roseland $1,699
88 Clifton $1,699
89 Woodland Park $1,699
90 Short Hills $1,699
91 Pine Brook $1,699
92 Caldwell $1,699
93 Rahway $1,622
94 Plainfield $1,622
95 Vauxhall $1,622
96 Linden $1,622
97 New Providence $1,622
98 North Plainfield $1,622
99 Summit $1,622
100 Colonia $1,622

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest wages in New Jersey.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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