Expert Systems Analyst salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Pennington, Titusville, East Windsor, West Windsor.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$159,932
Middle 50%$145.5k–$168.3k
vs. all levels here+54%comparison median $103,975
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $132,350 and $202,952.
PercentileSalary
10th$139,235
25th$145,475
50th (median)$159,932
75th$168,300
90th$180,531

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2020: median $117,963 (27 filings) FY2021: median $116,480 (19 filings) FY2022: median $123,573 (21 filings) FY2023: median $138,590 (41 filings) FY2024: median $138,192 (16 filings) FY2025: median $166,035 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 41 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 41
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$117,963$113,110$153,36627
FY2021$116,480$115,939$121,66219
FY2022$123,573$120,224$150,00021
FY2023$138,590$123,573$150,00041
FY2024$138,192$131,764$147,96416
FY2025$166,035$154,972$180,06312
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Trenton's median expert Systems Analyst salary of $159,932 is worth about $155,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Trenton, NJ area earned a median of $108,190 in May 2025 (1,130 employed). The H-1B median here is $159,932, 48% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Accenturetoo few6
Bristol-Myers Squibb Companytoo few5
Infosystoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $81,099 23
Mid-level · Level II $93,496 101
Senior · Level III $119,480 41
Expert · Level IV $159,932 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$71,760$81,09923
Mid-level · Level II$89,523$93,496101
Senior · Level III$110,926$119,48041
Expert · Level IV$132,350$159,93220

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.