Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Salary — Trenton, New Jersey

The average Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Trenton, New Jersey earns $36,170 a year.

$36,170 / year, mean
↓ 3.3% below national average 67th percentile in New Jersey

Trenton sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within New Jersey — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for automotive and watercraft service attendants — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New Jersey

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
460
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.8%
Cost of living 103 #35 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1402 #30 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $446,377 #33 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $96,333 #17 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Trenton ranks #35 for cost of living and #33 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $48,020 San Jose $47,770 Baltimore $46,240 Seattle $44,620 Santa Rosa $44,300 San Diego $42,940 Bellingham $42,910 Modesto $42,620 Sacramento $42,580 Mount Vernon $42,330 Riverside $42,320 Salinas $42,170 San Luis Obispo $42,170 Los Angeles $42,080 Bremerton $42,060 Vallejo $41,750 Oxnard $41,530 Santa Maria $41,410 Fresno $41,230 Lexington Park $41,130 Austin $41,120 Stockton $40,940 Merced $40,820 Santa Cruz $40,660 Chicago $40,580 Wenatchee $40,270 Bakersfield $40,160 Olympia $40,110 Kennewick $40,030 Ann Arbor $40,020 Visalia $39,810 Redding $39,740 Yuba City $39,640 Buffalo $39,130 Kiryas Joel $38,910 Yakima $38,900 Rochester $38,880 Chico $38,800 Ithaca $38,800 Syracuse $38,740 Bloomington $38,690 Albany $38,630 Utica $38,600 Spokane $38,590 New York $38,390 San Antonio $38,270 Miami $38,240 Lakeland $38,210 Portland $38,170 Glens Falls $38,070 Hanford $38,070 Sarasota $37,840 Binghamton $37,720 Fort Myers $37,070 Indianapolis $36,970 Killeen $36,880 Orlando $36,840 Hagerstown $36,800 Gainesville $36,670 Naples $36,400 Atlantic City $36,330 Trenton $36,170 Punta Gorda $36,150 Salem $36,080 Bend $36,030 Albany $35,930 Peoria $35,890 Homosassa Springs $35,860 Louisville $35,840 Port St. Lucie $35,790 Philadelphia $35,760 South Bend $35,630 Evansville $35,470 Fort Wayne $35,450 Medford $35,360 Dallas $35,340 Eugene $35,310 Pittsburgh $35,280 Corvallis $35,230 Lansing $35,220 Kokomo $35,000 Vineland $35,000 Deltona $34,930 Jacksonville $34,890 Crestview $34,860 Houston $34,840 Dover $34,800 Allentown $34,750 Tampa $34,710 Springfield $34,630 Michigan City $34,580 Columbus $34,520 Muncie $34,430 Grants Pass $34,400 Kalamazoo $34,250 Sebastian $34,080 Champaign $33,990 College Station $33,960 Palm Bay $33,840 Tallahassee $33,710 Bloomington $33,650 Lexington $33,610 Elkhart $33,530 Grand Rapids $33,530 Winchester $33,490 Lafayette $33,470 Odessa $33,380 Elizabethtown $33,300 Reading $33,290 Corpus Christi $33,210 Detroit $33,210 Brownsville $33,130 Terre Haute $33,060 Monroe $33,010 Longview $32,990 Staunton $32,800 Midland $32,770 Virginia Beach $32,700 Ocala $32,670 Waco $32,650 Harrisburg $32,550 Jackson $32,490 Lancaster $32,450 Pensacola $32,400 Richmond $32,370 Tyler $32,180 Beaumont $32,170 York $32,020 Flint $31,860 Paducah $31,770 Scranton $31,660 Abilene $31,370 Muskegon $31,300 Saginaw $30,940 Texarkana $30,930 Huntington $30,770 Lubbock $30,770 El Paso $30,640 Roanoke $30,320 Blacksburg $30,310 Harrisonburg $30,130 McAllen $29,830 State College $29,780 Sherman $29,730 Laredo $29,700 Lynchburg $29,530 Charleston $27,980
CityMean salaryvs. Trenton
Abilene, Texas$31,370-13.3%
Albany, Oregon$35,930-0.7%
Albany, New York$38,630+6.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$34,750-3.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$40,020+10.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$36,330+0.4%
Austin, Texas$41,120+13.7%
Bakersfield, California$40,160+11.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$46,240+27.8%
Beaumont, Texas$32,170-11.1%
Bellingham, Washington$42,910+18.6%
Bend, Oregon$36,030-0.4%
Binghamton, New York$37,720+4.3%
Blacksburg, Virginia$30,310-16.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$33,650-7.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$38,690+7.0%
Bremerton, Washington$42,060+16.3%
Brownsville, Texas$33,130-8.4%
Buffalo, New York$39,130+8.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$37,070+2.5%
Champaign, Illinois$33,990-6.0%
Charleston, West Virginia$27,980-22.6%
Chicago, Illinois$40,580+12.2%
Chico, California$38,800+7.3%
College Station, Texas$33,960-6.1%
Columbus, Indiana$34,520-4.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$33,210-8.2%
Corvallis, Oregon$35,230-2.6%
Crestview, Florida$34,860-3.6%
Dallas, Texas$35,340-2.3%
Deltona, Florida$34,930-3.4%
Detroit, Michigan$33,210-8.2%
Dover, Delaware$34,800-3.8%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$33,300-7.9%
Elkhart, Indiana$33,530-7.3%
El Paso, Texas$30,640-15.3%
Eugene, Oregon$35,310-2.4%
Evansville, Indiana$35,470-1.9%
Flint, Michigan$31,860-11.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$35,450-2.0%
Fresno, California$41,230+14.0%
Gainesville, Florida$36,670+1.4%
Glens Falls, New York$38,070+5.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$33,530-7.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$34,400-4.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$36,800+1.7%
Hanford, California$38,070+5.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$32,550-10.0%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$30,130-16.7%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$35,860-0.9%
Houston, Texas$34,840-3.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$30,770-14.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$36,970+2.2%
Ithaca, New York$38,800+7.3%
Jackson, Michigan$32,490-10.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$34,890-3.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$34,250-5.3%
Kennewick, Washington$40,030+10.7%
Killeen, Texas$36,880+2.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$38,910+7.6%
Kokomo, Indiana$35,000-3.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$33,470-7.5%
Lakeland, Florida$38,210+5.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$32,450-10.3%
Lansing, Michigan$35,220-2.6%
Laredo, Texas$29,700-17.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$33,610-7.1%
Lexington Park, Maryland$41,130+13.7%
Longview, Texas$32,990-8.8%
Los Angeles, California$42,080+16.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$35,840-0.9%
Lubbock, Texas$30,770-14.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$29,530-18.4%
McAllen, Texas$29,830-17.5%
Medford, Oregon$35,360-2.2%
Merced, California$40,820+12.9%
Miami, Florida$38,240+5.7%
Michigan City, Indiana$34,580-4.4%
Midland, Texas$32,770-9.4%
Modesto, California$42,620+17.8%
Monroe, Michigan$33,010-8.7%
Mount Vernon, Washington$42,330+17.0%
Muncie, Indiana$34,430-4.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$31,300-13.5%
Naples, Florida$36,400+0.6%
New York, New York$38,390+6.1%
Sarasota, Florida$37,840+4.6%
Ocala, Florida$32,670-9.7%
Odessa, Texas$33,380-7.7%
Olympia, Washington$40,110+10.9%
Orlando, Florida$36,840+1.9%
Oxnard, California$41,530+14.8%
Paducah, Kentucky$31,770-12.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$33,840-6.4%
Pensacola, Florida$32,400-10.4%
Peoria, Illinois$35,890-0.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$35,760-1.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$35,280-2.5%
Portland, Oregon$38,170+5.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$35,790-1.1%
Punta Gorda, Florida$36,150-0.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$33,290-8.0%
Redding, California$39,740+9.9%
Richmond, Virginia$32,370-10.5%
Riverside, California$42,320+17.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$30,320-16.2%
Rochester, New York$38,880+7.5%
Sacramento, California$42,580+17.7%
Saginaw, Michigan$30,940-14.5%
Salem, Oregon$36,080-0.2%
Salinas, California$42,170+16.6%
San Antonio, Texas$38,270+5.8%
San Diego, California$42,940+18.7%
San Francisco, California$48,020+32.8%
San Jose, California$47,770+32.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$42,170+16.6%
Santa Cruz, California$40,660+12.4%
Santa Maria, California$41,410+14.5%
Santa Rosa, California$44,300+22.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$31,660-12.5%
Seattle, Washington$44,620+23.4%
Sebastian, Florida$34,080-5.8%
Sherman, Texas$29,730-17.8%
South Bend, Indiana$35,630-1.5%
Spokane, Washington$38,590+6.7%
Springfield, Illinois$34,630-4.3%
State College, Pennsylvania$29,780-17.7%
Staunton, Virginia$32,800-9.3%
Stockton, California$40,940+13.2%
Syracuse, New York$38,740+7.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$33,710-6.8%
Tampa, Florida$34,710-4.0%
Terre Haute, Indiana$33,060-8.6%
Texarkana, Texas$30,930-14.5%
Tyler, Texas$32,180-11.0%
Utica, New York$38,600+6.7%
Vallejo, California$41,750+15.4%
Vineland, New Jersey$35,000-3.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$32,700-9.6%
Visalia, California$39,810+10.1%
Waco, Texas$32,650-9.7%
Wenatchee, Washington$40,270+11.3%
Winchester, Virginia$33,490-7.4%
Yakima, Washington$38,900+7.5%
York, Pennsylvania$32,020-11.5%
Yuba City, California$39,640+9.6%
Gross salary
36,170/yr
Estimated take-home
30,694/yr
Est. total withheld
15.1%

Single filer, federal + New Jersey state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 53-6031 SOC code
Official area Trenton-Princeton, NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 45940 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: nj_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Princeton
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: New Jersey

Population (metro area)
383,286