SOC 11-2022 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro

Sales Managers Salary in Trenton, NJ

The average salary for sales managers in Trenton, New Jersey is $189,470 a year ($91.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $178,360: half of the 850 people in this job in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$189,470average per year

$91.09 / hourMedian $178,360Take-home ≈ $131,198

  • $100K10th
  • $131K25th
  • $178KMedian
  • $225K75th
  • $301K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

850people in this job
+14%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3New Jersey metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Trenton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $100,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $300,560 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Trenton earn between $131,440 and $224,770.

  • $100K10th
  • $131K25th
  • $178KMedian
  • $225K75th
  • $301K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$189,470$15,789$91.09
Median$178,360$14,863$85.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$131,440$10,953$63.19
Experienced (75th percentile)$224,770$18,731$108.06

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Trenton

On the average salary of $189,470, a single filer in Trenton takes home about $131,198 a year, or $10,933 a month and $5,046 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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Is Trenton a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Trenton area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $189,470 buys what about $183,631 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Trenton ($63,490). A typical home costs $446,377, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other New Jersey cities

Trenton ranks 1st of 3 New Jersey metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Sales Managers salaries in New Jersey

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Trenton: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Trenton?

$91.09 an hour on average, and $85.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Trenton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $100,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $131,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Trenton?

About $131,198 a year ($10,933 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $189,470. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

Do sales managers earn more in Trenton than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2022; area Trenton-Princeton, NJ (45940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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