Frontend Developer salary in New Jersey

Official occupation: 15-1254 Web Developers · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 85/100

The median frontend developer in New Jersey earns $95,180 a year, within 3% of the United States figure of $92,650.

It ranks 14th of 44 states with a published figure.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $151,020, 3.0 times the $51,010 that marks the bottom 10%.

About 2,250 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.16).

For context, the median across all occupations in New Jersey is $58,570, so this role pays 1.6 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureNew JerseyNational
Median annual pay Observed$95,180United States: $92,650
Mean annual pay Observed$94,990United States: $98,770
10th percentile Observed$51,010United States: $48,100
25th percentile Observed$55,580United States: $64,230
75th percentile Observed$124,560United States: $126,230
90th percentile Observed$151,020United States: $162,290
Median hourly pay Observed$45.76United States: $44.54
Employment (jobs) Observed2,250
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed0.525
Location quotient Observed1.16
Difference from United States median ($92,650) Derived+3%
Rank among 44 states Derived14
Ratio to New Jersey all-occupation median ($58,570) Derived1.63×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.96

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 12. Rhode Island$98,140
  2. 13. North Carolina$96,610
  3. 14. New Jersey$95,180
  4. 15. Wisconsin$90,630
  5. 16. Georgia$90,340

Largest cities in New Jersey: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Edison (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 85/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.