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Caregiver Pay in New Jersey
What caregivers earn in New Jersey — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$17.83/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in New Jersey
vs the national market
+3.6%as of May 2025
above the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
117,080as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in New Jersey
The pay bands
Entry-level
$15.49/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$16.67/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$17.83/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$21.43/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$23.16/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Vineland, NJ | $18.08/hr | $17.47/hr – $20.82/hr | 2,100 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $18.19/hr | $17.03/hr – $21.96/hr | 4,250 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $18.15/hr | $17.87/hr – $20.64/hr | 4,920 |
What New Jersey agencies are advertising right now
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
HomecareHQ analysis$20.50/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $19.00/hr – $22.00/hr
from the 79 of 168 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 168 agency ads
- Flexible schedule76.2%
- 401(k)33.3%
- Health insurance31.0%
- Weekly pay26.8%
- Paid time off26.2%
- Paid training25.0%
- Dental24.4%
- Daily pay15.5%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 8.3%Referral bonus 30.4%
168 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 34.7% of ads are part-time roles
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