H-1B salaries in Trenton, NJ

Based on 4,826 certified H-1B filings in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$110,000
Middle 50%$89.8k–$143.3k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $122,699
Filings4,826FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $250,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,268
25th$89,773
50th (median)$110,000
75th$143,305
90th$175,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $92,600 (3,172 filings) FY2021: median $92,500 (2,931 filings) FY2022: median $96,943 (3,106 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (3,182 filings) FY2024: median $105,061 (3,210 filings) FY2025: median $107,040 (2,972 filings) FY2026: median $116,251 (1,854 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3,172 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,931 filings FY21 FY2022: 3,106 filings FY22 FY2023: 3,182 filings FY23 FY2024: 3,210 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,972 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,854 filings FY26 3,210
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$92,600$80,060$114,4253,172
FY2021$92,500$78,811$120,0002,931
FY2022$96,943$82,285$124,4753,106
FY2023$100,000$83,200$123,6403,182
FY2024$105,061$83,595$128,9393,210
FY2025$107,040$86,050$139,6002,972
FY2026$116,251$92,700$150,0001,854

Cost of living

Trenton's median H-1B salary of $110,000 is worth about $106,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,764Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,242Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)103.2Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$106,600Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNJ: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$124,0001,348
Systems Engineer / Architect$101,088777
Data Scientist$128,982325
Programmer Analyst$86,653235
Systems Analyst$103,975186
QA Engineer$103,000166
Chemist$80,000121
Operations Research Analyst$151,83084
Management Consultant$101,81677
Industrial Engineer$93,50075
IT Manager$186,05666
Network Administrator$95,00066
Statistician$151,08763
Civil Engineer$100,09062
Market Research Analyst$93,60058

By job title

Java Developer$107k · 60 Systems Engineer$84.9k · 54 Solutions Architect$146.8k · 52 Full Stack Developer$108.2k · 32 SAP Consultant$107.1k · 32 DevOps Engineer$112k · 24 Salesforce Developer$109.1k · 18 .NET Developer$108.2k · 17 Cloud Engineer$119.5k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Trenton, NJ. Figure: median salary · filings.