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New Jersey Minimum Wage Calculator

New Jersey's minimum is $15.92/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $6.05 where tips make up the difference.

New Jersey minimum wage earnings estimator

New Jersey's minimum is $15.92/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $6.05 where tips make up the difference.

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New Jersey at a glance

FigureNew JerseySource
State minimum wage$15.92/hr[4]
Tipped cash wage$6.05/hr[4]
Full-time annual gross$33,114[4]
Median 2BR rent$2,282[1]

[4] [1] Sources

State minimum wage — all 50 states

New Jersey highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

State minimum wage — all 50 states. New Jersey is $16, ranked 7 of 50. The national median is $11, the highest is $17 (Washington), and the lowest is $7 (Wyoming). WA $17 NY $17 CT $17 CA $17 HI $16 RI $16 NJ $16 OR $16 CO $15 AZ $15 ME $15 DE $15 IL $15 MD $15 MA $15 MO $15 NE $15 VT $14 AK $14 FL $14 MI $14 VA $13 NV $12 NM $12 SD $12 MN $11 AR $11 OH $11 MT $11 WV $9 AL $7 GA $7 ID $7 IN $7 IA $7 KS $7 KY $7 LA $7 MS $7 NH $7 NC $7 ND $7 OK $7 PA $7 SC $7 TN $7 TX $7 UT $7 WI $7 WY $7

Highlighted: New Jersey, ranked 7 of 50. Median $11.

New Jersey earnings by hours and weeks worked

Annual gross at New Jersey's $15.92 minimum across realistic schedules.

Hours/week26 wks36 wks44 wks48 wks50 wks52 wks
10 h$4,139$5,731$7,005$7,642$7,960$8,278
12 h$4,967$6,877$8,406$9,170$9,552$9,934
15 h$6,209$8,597$10,507$11,462$11,940$12,418
18 h$7,451$10,316$12,609$13,755$14,328$14,901
20 h$8,278$11,462$14,010$15,283$15,920$16,557
24 h$9,934$13,755$16,812$18,340$19,104$19,868
25 h$10,348$14,328$17,512$19,104$19,900$20,696
28 h$11,590$16,047$19,613$21,396$22,288$23,180
30 h$12,418$17,194$21,014$22,925$23,880$24,835
32 h$13,245$18,340$22,415$24,453$25,472$26,491
35 h$14,487$20,059$24,517$26,746$27,860$28,974
37.5 h$15,522$21,492$26,268$28,656$29,850$31,044
40 h$16,557$22,925$28,019$30,566$31,840$33,114
45 h$18,626$25,790$31,522$34,387$35,820$37,253
50 h$20,696$28,656$35,024$38,208$39,800$41,392

Worked figures for New Jersey

New Jersey values:

HoursWeeklyMonthlyAnnualRent Burden
10 h/wk$159$690$8,278331%
15 h/wk$239$1,035$12,418221%
20 h/wk$318$1,380$16,557165%
25 h/wk$398$1,725$20,696132%
30 h/wk$478$2,070$24,835110%
35 h/wk$557$2,415$28,97495%
40 h/wk$637$2,759$33,11483%
45 h/wk$716$3,104$37,25374%
50 h/wk$796$3,449$41,39266%

How New Jersey compares nationally

On state minimum wage, New Jersey ranks #7 of 50 at $15.92/hr — 40% above the median of $11.41/hr. The national range runs from $7.25/hr (Wyoming) to $17.13/hr (Washington).

RankStateState minimum wage
#5Hawaii$16.00/hr
#6Rhode Island$16.00/hr
#7New Jersey$15.92/hr
#8Oregon$15.55/hr
#9Colorado$15.16/hr

Above the federal floors, ranked

Same rule structure as New Jersey:

StateState minimum wagevs New Jersey
Connecticut$16.94/hr+6.4%
Hawaii$16.00/hr+0.5%
New Jersey$15.92/hr—
Arizona$15.15/hr-4.8%
Maryland$15.00/hr-5.8%
Michigan$13.73/hr-13.8%
Virginia$12.77/hr-19.8%
South Dakota$11.85/hr-25.6%
Arkansas$11.00/hr-30.9%
West Virginia$8.75/hr-45.0%

New Jersey questions, answered with New Jersey numbers

What is the minimum wage in New Jersey?▾
$15.92/hour · rank #7/50 · $8.67 above the federal floor.
What does that pay full time in New Jersey?▾
$33,114/year · $2,759/month · $637/week at 40 h.
Can it cover New Jersey rent?▾
Median 2BR rent is $2,282 · that is 83% of full-time minimum-wage income (well above the 30% affordability benchmark).
What about tipped work in New Jersey?▾
Cash wage $6.05 · tip credit $9.87 · tips must bring you to $15.92.
Part-time at 20 hours?▾
$16,557/year · $1,380/month · rent would take 165% of it.

Other above the federal floors

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. New Jersey figures only — verify with the relevant New Jersey agency before acting. How this is calculated.