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Average First-Line Supervisors Of Production And Operating Workers Salary in New Jersey

First-Line Supervisors Of Production And Operating Workers in New Jersey earn a median annual salary of $79,350, which is +11.5% compared to the national median. There are 14,600 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New Jersey (state).

$79,350
New Jersey median annual wage
$38/hour median
+11.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $71,190
14,600
Local employment
3.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.77
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$50,080
25th
$62,510
Median
$79,350
75th
$98,880
90th
$122,670

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New Jersey, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
108.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$72,929
Goods: 107.1%
Services: 114.2%
Rents: 134.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Wyoming$88,060Compare1,520
Connecticut$82,800Compare9,110
Rhode Island$81,000Compare2,450
Colorado$78,420Compare9,570
Minnesota$78,170Compare13,270
Alaska$77,740Compare1,150

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New Jersey

New Jersey has salary data for 755 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for First-Line Supervisors Of Production And Operating Workers in New Jersey

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, First-Line Supervisors Of Production And Operating Workers are projected to change by +1.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 67,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.