Accountant salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Hamilton, Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, E. Windsor, Nj.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$104,258
Middle 50%$86.9k–$129.8k
vs. national median+10%comparison median $94,973
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,934 and $180,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,876
25th$86,887
50th (median)$104,258
75th$129,816
90th$157,261

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $83,346 (23 filings) FY2021: median $81,000 (18 filings) FY2022: median $89,040 (23 filings) FY2023: median $93,949 (14 filings) FY2024: median $111,088 (20 filings) FY2025: median $122,221 (18 filings) FY2026: median $90,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 23
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$83,346$59,634$95,93423
FY2021$81,000$65,846$102,79318
FY2022$89,040$77,813$103,93223
FY2023$93,949$81,468$109,58114
FY2024$111,088$87,447$127,87520
FY2025$122,221$85,500$138,30818
FY2026$90,000$87,000$117,12910

Cost of living

Trenton's median Accountant salary of $104,258 is worth about $101,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Trenton, NJ area earned a median of $99,550 in May 2025 (2,890 employed). The H-1B median here is $104,258, 5% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Ram Associates And Companytoo few7
EYtoo few3
Deloittetoo few2
Bristol-Myers Squibb Companytoo few2
Isquareinfotoo few2
Y-mAbs Therapeuticstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$86,549$90,00011

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.