Salaries in Jersey City.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.20x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$412,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$166,000

Consulting Software Engineer

Entry Level

$41,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Jersey City, NJ has a cost-of-living index of 1.20x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $412,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $166,000. Jersey City has become a major financial technology hub, with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and numerous fintech startups establishing offices.

About the Jersey City market

Jersey City has become a major financial technology hub, with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and numerous fintech startups establishing offices. The city offers Manhattan-adjacent salaries with slightly lower costs. Tech employment has surged as companies seek NYC-area talent at reduced overhead.

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Top 50 salaries in Jersey City

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$412,000	$350,000 – $535,000
2	Senior VP of Product	$412,000	$321,000 – $535,000
3	SVP of Technology	$400,000	$340,000 – $520,000
4	SVP of Product	$397,000	$337,000 – $515,000
5	SVP of Data	$397,000	$337,000 – $515,000
6	SVP of Finance	$393,000	$334,000 – $510,000
7	Chief Security Officer	$384,000	$299,000 – $499,000
8	Chief Strategy Officer	$379,000	$296,000 – $493,000
9	VP of Partner Engineering	$378,000	$322,000 – $492,000
10	VP of Support Engineering	$378,000	$322,000 – $492,000
11	VP of Reliability Engineering	$378,000	$322,000 – $492,000
12	SVP of Engineering	$377,000	$320,000 – $490,000
13	Senior VP of Design	$376,000	$294,000 – $488,000
14	VP of Machine Learning	$375,000	$319,000 – $487,000
15	VP of IT	$375,000	$319,000 – $487,000
16	VP of Infrastructure	$375,000	$319,000 – $487,000
17	VP of Technical Support	$375,000	$319,000 – $487,000
18	VP of Core Engineering	$375,000	$319,000 – $487,000
19	CTO	$374,000	$292,000 – $487,000
20	SVP of AI Innovation	$373,000	$317,000 – $485,000
21	VP of Data Engineering	$371,000	$316,000 – $482,000
22	VP of Data	$371,000	$316,000 – $482,000
23	VP of Database Engineering	$371,000	$316,000 – $482,000
24	SVP of Sales	$371,000	$289,000 – $482,000
25	Senior Head of Security	$368,000	$313,000 – $479,000
26	Chief Science Officer	$368,000	$287,000 – $479,000
27	VP of Finance	$367,000	$312,000 – $477,000
28	VP of Privacy	$367,000	$313,000 – $478,000
29	VP of Network Engineering	$367,000	$313,000 – $478,000
30	VP of Application Engineering	$367,000	$313,000 – $478,000
31	Chief AI Officer	$365,000	$270,000 – $470,000
32	VP of Risk	$364,000	$309,000 – $473,000
33	Chief Growth Officer	$362,000	$282,000 – $470,000
34	Chief Risk Officer	$362,000	$282,000 – $470,000
35	Chief Design Officer	$361,000	$282,000 – $470,000
36	VP of Engineering	$360,000	$307,000 – $468,000
37	VP of AI	$360,000	$307,000 – $468,000
38	VP of Platform Engineering	$360,000	$307,000 – $468,000
39	VP of Cloud	$360,000	$307,000 – $468,000
40	VP of Field Engineering	$360,000	$307,000 – $468,000
41	VP of Security Engineering	$360,000	$307,000 – $468,000
42	VP of AI Product	$356,000	$303,000 – $463,000
43	VP of Analytics	$356,000	$303,000 – $463,000
44	Chief Architect	$356,000	$303,000 – $463,000
45	VP of Information Security	$356,000	$303,000 – $463,000
46	SVP of People	$356,000	$302,000 – $463,000
47	SVP of Business Development	$356,000	$277,000 – $463,000
48	VP of AI Research	$353,000	$300,000 – $459,000
49	VP of Mobile	$353,000	$300,000 – $459,000
50	VP of Information Technology	$353,000	$300,000 – $459,000

Tax considerations

New Jersey's top income tax rate is 10.75%. Jersey City has a payroll tax but no separate city income tax. The high state rate makes salary negotiation especially important.

Negotiating in Jersey City

Benchmark against NYC salaries. Jersey City employers offer 90 to 95% of Manhattan pay, and the lower commuting costs can make it a net positive.

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