Lawyers Salary in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Median annual salary
$138,760
-13% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$112,721
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
| 10th percentile | $93,480 |
| 25th percentile | $108,660 |
| Median (50th) | $138,760 |
| 75th percentile | $199,990 |
| 90th percentile | $265,810 |
| Mean | $160,740 |
| Employed in metro | 2,470 |
A Lawyers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns a median of $138,760 per year. That is 13% below the national median of $159,670 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 $112,721 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.