New Jersey · 2024–2025 pay · 2,014 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in New Jersey?
$84,393typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2024–2025
$58,996 – $108,945what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 20 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out). Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025).
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Environmental Specialist753 people$73,847
- Research Scientist447 people$108,960
- Safety Specialist, Motor Vehicle Commission195 people$54,536
- Forensic Scientist152 people$111,711
- Environmental Services Trainee83 people$36,921
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist67 people$142,647
- Research Analyst51 people$74,746
- Staff Clinical Psychologist41 people$96,806
- Occupational Safety Consultant38 people$92,120
- Environmental Scientist32 people$113,540
- Resource Interpretive Specialist31 people$102,637
- Senior Biologist25 people$78,721
- Senior Wildlife Worker23 people$56,318
- Clinical Psychologist18 people$117,236
- Senior Planner14 people$86,513
- Research Technician13 people$62,611
- School Psychologist11 people$124,984
- Senior Laboratory Technician8 people$57,804
- Assistant Planner6 people$40,366
- Principal Planner6 people$98,284
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Other job groups in New Jersey
- Social work and counseling10,913 people$84,981
- Office and administrative support10,410 people$59,022
- Police, fire and security9,454 people$106,775
- Business and finance jobs6,121 people$89,899
- Legal jobs3,657 people$96,077
- Managers2,885 people$136,766
- Maintenance and repair2,659 people$80,125
- Drivers and transportation2,589 people$99,644
- Healthcare support2,491 people$62,589
- Computer and IT jobs2,160 people$92,470
- Construction and trades1,716 people$74,448
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals1,667 people$96,471
- Sales and cashiers966 people$26,319
- Engineers and architects888 people$87,132
- Food service885 people$52,668
- Teachers and librarians714 people$87,304
- Cleaning and grounds421 people$62,707
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this