--- title: Jobs in Jersey City, NJ — Jobs & Salary Outlook description: Browse jobs in Jersey City, New Jersey across finance, tech, healthcare, logistics, and public services on the Hudson waterfront. type: location_city url: https://www.foundrole.com/locations/new-jersey/jersey-city date: 2026-09-28T19:13:28Z og_description: Jersey City, NJ jobs span finance, tech, healthcare, logistics, and public services across the Hudson waterfront and Journal Square. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/t5qo3f.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: United States url: https://www.foundrole.com/locations - label: New Jersey url: https://www.foundrole.com/locations/new-jersey --- # Jobs in Jersey City, NJ — Jobs & Salary Outlook **State:** [New Jersey Jobs Hiring Now | Salary, Industries, Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/new-jersey?utm_source=ai_markdown) **Country:** [Top Job Trends By Locations](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) **Open jobs:** 2,384 **Hiring momentum:** +8.0% — 122 new postings in the last 28 days vs 113 in the 28 days before, on career sites tracked through both periods ## Summary - Postings on employer career sites published Jun 1 – Sep 28, 2026: 3,868 - Median salary: $135K - Salary range (P25–P75): $80K – $178K - Remote share: 6.8% ## Market Insights — September 2026 *Based on 3,868 postings published Jun 1 – Sep 28, 2026 • Updated September 28, 2026* - Pay in Jersey City, NJ runs 93% above the United States median ($135K vs $70K). - Industries with the most postings in Jersey City, NJ: Diversified Financial Services (31% of all postings), followed by Banking and Insurance Carriers. - New postings for Jersey City, NJ rose 8% in the last 28 days (122 vs 113 in the 28 days before). *Numbers above are computed from postings on employer career sites published in the window shown below, closed ones included. Salary figures use posted ranges where available; the market median is the median of the country the pay is quoted in, as its location page shows it. Confidence reflects sample size and signal stability vs the prior month.* ## Top industries in Jersey City, NJ | Industry | Total jobs | Median salary | |---|---|---| | Financial Services | 1216 | $135K | | Banking | 407 | $178K | | Insurance | 246 | $140K | | Transportation & Logistics | 234 | $178K | | IT Services & Consulting | 205 | $136K | | Retail | 167 | $41K | | Hospitals & Health Care | 138 | $83K | | Staffing & Recruiting | 102 | $138K | | Hospitality | 84 | $64K | | Real Estate | 72 | $60K | ## Top roles hiring in Jersey City, NJ | Role | Total jobs | Median salary | |---|---|---| | Software Developer / Engineer | 461 | $170K | | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 135 | $178K | | Product Manager | 122 | — | | DevOps Engineer | 90 | — | | Director of Software Engineering | 90 | $221K | | Retail Sales Associate | 81 | — | | Data Engineer | 74 | $178K | | Solutions Consultant | 63 | $178K | | Technical Program Manager | 52 | — | | Solutions Architect | 52 | $181K | ## Top hiring companies in Jersey City, NJ | Company | Total jobs | |---|---| | [Amazon Jobs & Careers — E-Commerce & Cloud](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/amazon?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 175 | | [BNY Jobs & Careers — Global Financial Services](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bny?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 59 | | [Verisk Jobs & Careers — Data & Insurance Analytics](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/verisk?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 53 | | [Chubb Jobs & Careers — Global Insurance](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/chubb?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 48 | **H1B sponsorship (FY2025 Q4 – FY2026 Q3):** 1319 employers filed 5290 petitions; 11% of the employers hiring here now are among them. ## Top visa sponsors in Jersey City, NJ | Company | Workers | Median filed wage | |---|---|---| | JPMorganChase | 1222 | $160K | | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 6801 | $113K | | Citi | 166 | $172K | | EY | 121 | $160K | | Amazon | 433 | $136K | ## Nearby cities hiring | City | Distance | Total jobs | Median salary | |---|---|---|---| | [Jobs in New York, NY — Jobs & Salary Outlook](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/new-york/new-york?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 3.9 mi | 84284 | $138K | | [Secaucus, NJ Jobs — Hiring Trends & Top Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/new-jersey/secaucus?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 4.4 mi | 797 | $138K | | [Jobs in Newark, NJ — Salary & Top Employers](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/new-jersey/newark?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 5.0 mi | 2352 | $79K | [All H1B sponsors in Jersey City, NJ](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors/jersey-city-nj?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What industries are hiring most in Jersey City, NJ? Finance, technology, healthcare, logistics, hospitality, and public services are among the biggest hiring sectors in Jersey City. The city's skyline office base and transit links to Manhattan give it a strong mix of white-collar roles alongside local service and operations jobs. ### What is the typical salary for jobs in Jersey City, NJ? Jersey City salaries often run above many New Jersey markets, especially in finance, tech, and management roles. Service, support, and hospitality jobs still make up a large share of openings, so the salary benchmarks on this page are useful for comparing pay by role and industry. ### Which neighborhoods or areas in Jersey City have the most jobs? Job concentration in Jersey City is usually strongest along the waterfront, Journal Square, and major transit-connected corridors. Those areas pull together office, healthcare, hospitality, and service demand, which is why many candidates search by neighborhood as well as employer. ### Are remote jobs common in Jersey City, NJ? Remote and hybrid jobs are relatively common in Jersey City, especially in finance, software, marketing, and professional services. On-site work still dominates in hospitality, healthcare, logistics, and public-facing operations, so work-type filters are useful for narrowing the market. ### How can I expand my search beyond Jersey City, NJ? Use nearby city links to compare Jersey City with Newark, Hoboken, and Manhattan-adjacent markets. The New Jersey jobs page is helpful when you want to compare other New Jersey cities by pay and industry. ## Related - [Browse all locations](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Search jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs?utm_source=ai_markdown)