Entry-level Systems Engineer salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Hamilton Township, East Windsor, Hamilton, Lawrence Township.

Median salary$65,000
Middle 50%$65k–$70k
vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $84,928
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,000 and $84,125.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,000
25th$65,000
50th (median)$65,000
75th$70,000
90th$70,000

Cost of living

Trenton's median entry-level Systems Engineer salary of $65,000 is worth about $63,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
AidenAI$65,00013

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,000 14
Mid-level · Level II $89,773 35
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.