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NJ · United States · Updated November 4, 2026

Employment Contract Specialist hourly rate in New Jersey

The market median wage for an Employment Contract Specialist in New Jersey is $82.79 an hour. A senior part-time contractor typically receives $135 an hour on Deftridge, -4% against the United States rate.

$135/hrtypical contractor rate, senior
$82.79/hrmedian wage
$55-115middle half of wages
$2,930a month at 5 hours a week

Employment Contract Specialist wage percentiles in New Jersey

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

PercentilePer hour5 h a week, per monthFull time, per year
10th$41.19$890$85,700
25th$54.68$1,180$113,700
Median$82.79$1,790$172,200
75th$115.06$2,490$239,300
90th$182.74$3,960$380,100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 23,360 people employed in the role. How rates are built.

New Jersey in numbers

What sets New Jersey apart for an Employment Contract Specialist, from the same sources as the table above.

-1%
median wage against the United States median of $83.82
11th of 51
states by median wage for this role
23,360
people employed in the role in this place
$68.08
median wage in the Trenton metro area, the highest here
$35
country floor: no United States rate is published below it

What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for an Employment Contract Specialist in New Jersey by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

LevelPer hourPer month at 5 h/week
Senior$135$2,930
Manager$165$3,580
  • One-off task$135
  • Task bundle$125

Employment Contract Specialist pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Employment Contract Specialist, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage New Jersey ranks 11 of 51.

PlaceMedian wageContractor rate
California$128.08$210
District of Columbia$110.15$180
New York$102.45$170
Virginia$87.06$145
Nevada$85.81$140
Washington$83.56$140
New Jersey$82.79$135
Connecticut$82.64$135
Texas$79.29$130
Arizona$76.56$125

Metro areas in New Jersey

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

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