Mid-level Systems Engineer salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Hamilton Township, East Windsor, Hamilton, Lawrence Township.

Median salary$89,773
Middle 50%$76.5k–$90.6k
vs. all levels here+6%comparison median $84,928
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,502 and $125,935.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,502
25th$76,502
50th (median)$89,773
75th$90,625
90th$95,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2023: median $63,407 (12 filings) FY2024: median $64,813 (26 filings) FY2025: median $89,773 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 27
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–––4
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––3
FY2023$63,407$60,000$71,25012
FY2024$64,813$64,813$69,19226
FY2025$89,773$76,502$90,25027
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Trenton's median mid-level Systems Engineer salary of $89,773 is worth about $87,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Compunnel Software Group$91,15012
AidenAItoo few5
Highdata Sotwaretoo few4
Analytiq Techno Softtoo few2
DigitalTreetoo few2
Phenom Technology Solutionstoo few2
Response Informaticstoo few2
StackInteltoo few2

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.