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New Jersey · 2025 pay · 58 people

How much does a behavior support technician make in New Jersey?

$71,676typical pay for full-year behavior support technicians in 2025

$64,726 – $82,802what most people earned

Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $67,472. Typical pay rose 4.8% from 2024.

✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗

Where behavior support technicians work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Related jobs and the next step up

Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).

  1. Behavior Support Technician Trainee$16,931 (everyone)
  2. Behavior Support Technician (this page)$71,676

Highest-paid behavior support technicians, 2025

  1. 1Philip FowlkesBehavior Support Technician · Department of Human Services$115,539
  2. 2Quan JohnsonBehavior Support Technician · Department of Human Services$98,819
  3. 3Keith ByersBehavior Support Technician · Department of Human Services$87,864
  4. 4Louis E BrownBehavior Support Technician · Department of Human Services$85,955
  5. 5Eduardo RodriguezBehavior Support Technician · Department of Human Services$83,794

Common questions

How much does a behavior support technician make in New Jersey?

Full-year behavior support technicians were typically paid $71,676 in 2025; most earned between $64,726 and $82,802. Counting all 58 people paid, typical pay was $67,472.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 2.8% of all pay for behavior support technicians in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Behavior Support Technician, at any level (for example "Behavior Support Technician"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.

Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this