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Janitors in New Jersey

Considering a career as a Janitor in New Jersey?

9.4% Jobs Projection
$28,830 Median Salary
10,020 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Janitors in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Janitors in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Janitors in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Janitors Work in New Jersey?

67,380 people worked as Janitors in 2018 in this state.

There were 66,110 Janitors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,270 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 28,770 Janitors working in it, which means New Jersey has more Janitors than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Janitors in this state are growing at a rate of 9.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.9%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10,020 annual job openings, and 76,430 total jobs in 2026 for Janitors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 344,100 annual jobs and 2,621,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Janitors Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Janitors ranged from $20,000 to $49,130 with $28,830 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.62 to $23.62. The median hourly rate was $13.86.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.51 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.35.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Janitors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Janitors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 186,460 $32,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 44,030 $29,030
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 5,330 $28,480
Trenton, NJ 3,670 $28,840
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 2,910 $28,830
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 910 $26,980
Ocean City, NJ 830 $27,700

Top States for Janitors Employment

View the list below to see where most Janitors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 230,750 $30,110
New York 190,600 $31,230
Texas 163,760 $23,340
Florida 124,460 $23,130
Pennsylvania 90,690 $26,680
Illinois 87,220 $27,810
Ohio 81,910 $25,030
New Jersey 67,380 $28,830
Virginia 63,050 $24,240
Michigan 57,850 $24,370
North Carolina 55,960 $23,030
Massachusetts 54,670 $33,300
Georgia 54,630 $22,860
Minnesota 46,850 $29,550
Washington 45,380 $32,670
Indiana 44,560 $25,160
Wisconsin 43,650 $25,680
Maryland 41,800 $26,240
Missouri 40,070 $25,760
Tennessee 38,400 $22,660

Below are the states where Janitors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $33,300
Washington $32,670
Alaska $32,510
Hawaii $31,270
New York $31,230
Nevada $30,980
Connecticut $30,450
California $30,110
District of Columbia $29,750
Minnesota $29,550

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