High paying science jobs in New Jersey

Every science 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 science 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

1Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$129,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,540 – $216,6506,120
2Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$127,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,180 – $224,0502,700
3Biochemists and Biophysicists$122,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,070 – $162,2402,570
4School Psychologists$95,160
Master's degree
$72,700 – $127,9102,130
5Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,610
Bachelor's degree
$54,580 – $128,4903,830
6Chemists$84,450
Bachelor's degree
$60,910 – $144,0305,280
7Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$79,210
Bachelor's degree
$52,760 – $130,5903,150
8Chemical Technicians$58,580
Associate's degree
$46,380 – $81,3902,730
9Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$55,980
Associate's degree
$38,520 – $82,5302,140

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	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,280	$77,540 – $216,650	6,120
2	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$127,090	$57,180 – $224,050	2,700
3	Biochemists and BiophysicistsDoctoral or professional degree	$122,620	$80,070 – $162,240	2,570
4	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$95,160	$72,700 – $127,910	2,130
5	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$90,610	$54,580 – $128,490	3,830
6	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$84,450	$60,910 – $144,030	5,280
7	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$79,210	$52,760 – $130,590	3,150
8	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,580	$46,380 – $81,390	2,730
9	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$55,980	$38,520 – $82,530	2,140

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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