New Jersey · 2025 pay · 72 people
How much does an engineering technician make in New Jersey?
$76,259typical pay for full-year engineering technicians in 2025
$64,641 – $88,650what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $73,036. Typical pay rose 0.3% 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 engineering technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Engineering Technician 116 people$55,641
- Engineering Technician 222 people$70,685
- Engineering Technician 324 people$82,493
- Engineering Technician 48 people$92,849
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).
- Engineering Technician Apprentice$42,217 (everyone)
- Engineering Technician (this page)$76,259
Highest-paid engineering technicians, 2025
- 1Kevin M HallEngineering Technician 4 · Department of Transportation$140,830
- 2Rileshkuma A ShahEngineering Technician 3 · Department of Transportation$126,292
- 3Peter MccloskeyEngineering Technician 4 · Department of Transportation$111,970
- 4Malory TheodoreEngineering Technician 3 · Department of Transportation$102,404
- 5John EvansEngineering Technician · South Jersey Transportation Authority$101,326
Common questions
How much does an engineering technician make in New Jersey?
Full-year engineering technicians were typically paid $76,259 in 2025; most earned between $64,641 and $88,650. Counting all 72 people paid, typical pay was $73,036.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.5% of all pay for engineering technicians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Engineering Technician, at any level (for example "Engineering Technician 1"). 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