New Jersey · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does a bridge operator trainee make in New Jersey?
$14,468typical pay for a bridge operator trainee in 2025
$13,234 – $16,932what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where bridge operator trainees 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).
- Bridge Operator Trainee (this page)$14,468 (everyone)
- Bridge Operator$62,183
- Chief Bridge Operator$80,089
Highest-paid bridge operator trainees, 2025
- 1Carlos J GuzmanBridge Operator Trainee · Department of Transportation$18,938
- 2Elvis W FrederickBridge Operator Trainee · Department of Transportation$16,932
- 3Sanniyah T KnightBridge Operator Trainee · Department of Transportation$14,468
- 4Keros P CooperBridge Operator Trainee · Department of Transportation$13,234
- 5Jessica M SeitzBridge Operator Trainee · Department of Transportation$12,674
Common questions
How much does a bridge operator trainee make in New Jersey?
The typical bridge operator trainee was paid $14,468 in 2025; most earned between $13,234 and $16,932. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.2% of all pay for bridge operator trainees in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Bridge Operator Trainee, at any level (for example "Bridge Operator Trainee"). 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