High paying business and finance jobs in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Trenton-Princeton, NJ. 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ run 3.2% above the national average (2024), so a Trenton-Princeton, NJ salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$129,130
Bachelor's degree
$83,340 – $318,3601,070
2Financial Risk Specialists$124,340
Bachelor's degree
$86,200 – $199,850140
3Project Management Specialists$113,750
Bachelor's degree
$76,490 – $173,2901,680
4Labor Relations Specialists$106,530
Bachelor's degree
$75,140 – $155,960380
5Management Analysts$102,020
Bachelor's degree
$62,150 – $137,9602,810
6Financial and Investment Analysts$101,280
Bachelor's degree
$62,150 – $179,770890
7Credit Analysts$100,190
Bachelor's degree
$68,110 – $150,610170
8Accountants and Auditors$99,550
Bachelor's degree
$66,140 – $154,6502,890
9Insurance Underwriters$96,730
Bachelor's degree
$64,850 – $153,030200
10Financial Examiners$96,520
Bachelor's degree
$62,330 – $156,610210
11Buyers and Purchasing Agents$93,060
Bachelor's degree
$64,680 – $131,470750
12Financial Specialists, All Other$92,670
Bachelor's degree
$61,590 – $127,7301,060
13Loan Officers$90,430
Bachelor's degree
$55,580 – $159,650330
14Business Operations Specialists, All Other$89,370
Bachelor's degree
$54,340 – $132,6005,570
15Budget Analysts$88,530
Bachelor's degree
$59,420 – $127,730220
16Compliance Officers$87,970
Bachelor's degree
$54,340 – $128,7101,880
17Logisticians$86,810
Bachelor's degree
$67,850 – $148,610260
18Fundraisers$83,830
Bachelor's degree
$53,380 – $136,580170
19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$83,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,300 – $112,460770
20Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$83,110
Bachelor's degree
$56,820 – $121,880260
21Cost Estimators$82,730
Bachelor's degree
$49,280 – $145,490190
22Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,110
Bachelor's degree
$49,210 – $138,1601,140
23Training and Development Specialists$82,070
Bachelor's degree
$36,570 – $121,880740
24Human Resources Specialists$80,340
Bachelor's degree
$53,890 – $127,7301,400
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$77,010
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $105,980170
26Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$74,520
Bachelor's degree
$56,820 – $124,190530

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

#	Occupation	MedianTrenton-Princeton, NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$129,130	$83,340 – $318,360	1,070
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$124,340	$86,200 – $199,850	140
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$113,750	$76,490 – $173,290	1,680
4	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$106,530	$75,140 – $155,960	380
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,020	$62,150 – $137,960	2,810
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,280	$62,150 – $179,770	890
7	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,190	$68,110 – $150,610	170
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$99,550	$66,140 – $154,650	2,890
9	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$96,730	$64,850 – $153,030	200
10	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$96,520	$62,330 – $156,610	210
11	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$93,060	$64,680 – $131,470	750
12	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$92,670	$61,590 – $127,730	1,060
13	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$90,430	$55,580 – $159,650	330
14	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$89,370	$54,340 – $132,600	5,570
15	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$88,530	$59,420 – $127,730	220
16	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$87,970	$54,340 – $128,710	1,880
17	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$86,810	$67,850 – $148,610	260
18	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$83,830	$53,380 – $136,580	170
19	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,420	$58,300 – $112,460	770
20	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$83,110	$56,820 – $121,880	260
21	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$82,730	$49,280 – $145,490	190
22	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,110	$49,210 – $138,160	1,140
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,070	$36,570 – $121,880	740
24	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,340	$53,890 – $127,730	1,400
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$77,010	$49,890 – $105,980	170
26	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,520	$56,820 – $124,190	530

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ. 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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