New Jersey · 2025 pay · 53 people
How much does a bridge operator make in New Jersey?
$62,183typical pay for full-year bridge operators in 2025
$54,931 – $68,995what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $56,297. Typical pay fell 5.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where bridge operators 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$14,468 (everyone)
- Bridge Operator (this page)$62,183
- Chief Bridge Operator$80,089
Highest-paid bridge operators, 2025
- 1William BillsonBridge Operator · NJ Transit$109,489
- 2Blake FrankBridge Operator · NJ Transit$98,639
- 3Anthony ScottodicarloBridge Operator · NJ Transit$77,190
- 4Jermaine HargroveBridge Operator · Department of Transportation$75,694
- 5C J DriscollBridge Operator · Department of Transportation$75,022
Common questions
How much does a bridge operator make in New Jersey?
Full-year bridge operators were typically paid $62,183 in 2025; most earned between $54,931 and $68,995. Counting all 53 people paid, typical pay was $56,297.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 10.2% of all pay for bridge operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Bridge Operator, at any level (for example "Bridge Operator"). 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