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Transit and Railroad Police in New Jersey

Is New Jersey a good place for you to work as a Transit and Railroad Police Officer?

-2% Jobs Projection
$82,080 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Transit and Railroad Police in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Transit and Railroad Police in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Transit and Railroad Police in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transit and Railroad Police Work in New Jersey?

460 people worked as Transit and Railroad Police in 2018 in this state.

There were 430 Transit and Railroad Police employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 320 Transit and Railroad Police working in it, which means New Jersey has more Transit and Railroad Police than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Transit and Railroad Police in this state are declining at a rate of 2.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Transit and Railroad Police job openings in New Jersey, and 430 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 400 annual jobs and 5,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transit and Railroad Police Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Transit and Railroad Police ranged from $62,780 to $102,760 with $82,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $30.18 to $49.4. The median hourly rate was $39.46.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $42.46 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $3.00.

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

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Top New Jersey Metros for Transit and Railroad Police

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transit and Railroad Police.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,540 $82,170

Top States for Transit and Railroad Police Employment

The table below shows the states where most Transit and Railroad Police work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 1,620 $80,270
New Jersey 460 $82,080
Texas 340 $57,880
Illinois 320 $69,740
California 300 $0
Maryland 140 $65,400
Michigan 80 $44,320

Below are the states where Transit and Railroad Police get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $82,080
Washington $81,380
New York $80,270
Nevada $73,580
Illinois $69,740
Indiana $66,040
Maryland $65,400
Texas $57,880
Michigan $44,320

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