SALARY · PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE · NEW JERSEY

Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary in New Jersey

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In New Jersey, the middle painters, construction and maintenance earned $59,250 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$59,250

$28 per hour at the median · That is $9,850 (19.9 percent) above the national median of $49,400 for this occupation.

$61,000Mean annual salary

$29Mean hourly wage

$4,110People employed in this job in New Jersey

Salary range

25th: $45,490Median: $59,25075th: $72,380

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$45,490
Median (50th percentile)	$59,250
75th percentile	$72,380
Mean	$61,000

The middle half of workers earned from $45,490 to $72,380 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$48,062 a year

$4,005 a month

Federal tax $4,930 · FICA $4,533 · State tax $1,726

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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