High paying business and finance jobs in New Jersey

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Jersey. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in New Jersey run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a New Jersey salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New Jersey.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New Jersey · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$158,570
Bachelor's degree
$78,860 – $374,5309,300
2Financial Risk Specialists$129,220
Bachelor's degree
$81,230 – $199,0302,760
3Project Management Specialists$122,980
Bachelor's degree
$74,410 – $190,60028,300
4Labor Relations Specialists$118,370
Bachelor's degree
$73,150 – $167,3503,700
5Financial and Investment Analysts$108,610
Bachelor's degree
$71,650 – $179,77010,380
6Financial Examiners$106,410
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $205,0302,190
7Management Analysts$105,820
Bachelor's degree
$56,820 – $175,67022,080
8Accountants and Auditors$100,830
Bachelor's degree
$65,710 – $167,08042,250
9Compliance Officers$100,000
Bachelor's degree
$58,860 – $158,54013,310
10Financial Specialists, All Other$98,630
Bachelor's degree
$60,160 – $161,1905,510
11Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$96,420
Bachelor's degree
$56,820 – $144,8701,430
12Insurance Underwriters$96,220
Bachelor's degree
$66,290 – $144,2303,150
13Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$95,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,780 – $129,7209,650
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$93,250
Bachelor's degree
$62,400 – $140,73012,180
15Loan Officers$92,920
Bachelor's degree
$50,490 – $169,2806,200
16Logisticians$92,280
Bachelor's degree
$63,740 – $136,5906,280
17Business Operations Specialists, All Other$91,060
Bachelor's degree
$53,300 – $151,17034,210
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$88,190
Bachelor's degree
$49,900 – $145,01022,990
19Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$85,040
Bachelor's degree
$56,820 – $136,0803,150
20Human Resources Specialists$80,690
Bachelor's degree
$56,420 – $132,77021,690
21Cost Estimators$80,570
Bachelor's degree
$50,390 – $137,0805,240
22Fundraisers$77,170
Bachelor's degree
$51,490 – $129,9901,950
23Training and Development Specialists$77,020
Bachelor's degree
$36,570 – $133,7009,210
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$72,780
Bachelor's degree
$46,790 – $121,0902,160
25Tax Preparers$43,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,250 – $77,6403,220

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNew Jersey	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$158,570	$78,860 – $374,530	9,300
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$129,220	$81,230 – $199,030	2,760
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$122,980	$74,410 – $190,600	28,300
4	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$118,370	$73,150 – $167,350	3,700
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$108,610	$71,650 – $179,770	10,380
6	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$106,410	$72,800 – $205,030	2,190
7	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,820	$56,820 – $175,670	22,080
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$100,830	$65,710 – $167,080	42,250
9	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$100,000	$58,860 – $158,540	13,310
10	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$98,630	$60,160 – $161,190	5,510
11	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$96,420	$56,820 – $144,870	1,430
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$96,220	$66,290 – $144,230	3,150
13	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,690	$61,780 – $129,720	9,650
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$93,250	$62,400 – $140,730	12,180
15	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$92,920	$50,490 – $169,280	6,200
16	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$92,280	$63,740 – $136,590	6,280
17	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$91,060	$53,300 – $151,170	34,210
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,190	$49,900 – $145,010	22,990
19	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,040	$56,820 – $136,080	3,150
20	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,690	$56,420 – $132,770	21,690
21	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$80,570	$50,390 – $137,080	5,240
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$77,170	$51,490 – $129,990	1,950
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,020	$36,570 – $133,700	9,210
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$72,780	$46,790 – $121,090	2,160
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,420	$34,250 – $77,640	3,220

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New Jersey. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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