Project Management Jobs in New Jersey

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For plentiful jobs and top-ranked salaries, head to New Jersey, which also happens to boast great beaches and the distinction of being the Diner Capital of the World. When it comes to pay for project management professionals, you can hardly go wrong. Construction managers earn 164% of the national average salary in Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, and transportation, storage, and distribution managers make 124% of the median salary in Trenton-Ewing. However, what boosts these averages upward is the powerhouse of the Northern New Jersey-New York-Long Island metropolitan area, dominating most of the country in wages for architectural and engineering managers, computer and information systems managers, industrial production managers, and natural sciences managers.

State-Level Statistics

Occupation	Total Employed	Median Annual Salary	% of US Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,870	$136,860	113%
Construction Managers	5,010	$114,680	139%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,960	$134,120	107%
Industrial Production Managers	4,940	$109,700	123%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4,820	$96,010	117%
Natural Sciences Managers	2,990	$154,960	134%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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• Architectural and Engineering Managers
• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Construction Managers
• Industrial Production Managers
• Natural Sciences Managers
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

Location	Total Employed	Median Annual Salary	% of US Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	7,060	$136,320	109%
Trenton-Ewing, NJ	400	$119,920	96%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	240	$134,080	107%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

Location	Total Employed	Median Annual Salary	% of US Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	31,130	$143,800	119%
Trenton-Ewing, NJ	1,180	$121,880	101%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	220	$118,820	98%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

Location	Total Employed	Median Annual Salary	% of US Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	12,180	$111,160	134%
Trenton-Ewing, NJ	260	$105,090	127%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	90	$117,060	141%
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	50	$135,780	164%
Ocean City, NJ	40	$104,390	126%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

Location	Total Employed	Median Annual Salary	% of US Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	5,690	$109,860	123%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	50	$89,520	100%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

Location	Total Employed	Median Annual Salary	% of US Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	3,510	$151,640	131%
Trenton-Ewing, NJ	390	$132,360	114%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Location	Total Employed	Median Annual Salary	% of US Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	5,630	$100,150	122%
Trenton-Ewing, NJ	200	$101,130	124%
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	60	$96,140	117%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	60	$89,290	109%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012