Civil Engineers Salary in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Median annual salary
$101,090
+0% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$82,120
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
| 10th percentile | $71,900 |
| 25th percentile | $83,860 |
| Median (50th) | $101,090 |
| 75th percentile | $127,730 |
| 90th percentile | $140,340 |
| Mean | $106,520 |
| Employed in metro | 1,100 |
A Civil Engineers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns a median of $101,090 per year. That is 0% above the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because Trenton-Princeton, NJ has a cost index of 123.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $82,120 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,645, median gross rent $1,623/mo, and the median home value $377,700. See the full Trenton-Princeton, NJ cost-of-living profile.