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Cashiers in New Jersey

Considering a career as a Cashier in New Jersey?

-2% Jobs Projection

$21,670 Median Salary

17,460 Job Openings

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

Employment for Cashiers in New Jersey is expected to decrease.
Cashiers in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cashiers Work in New Jersey?

There were approximately 99,360 workers employed as Cashiers in this state in 2018.

There were 95,190 Cashiers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 4,170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 52,660 Cashiers working in it, which means New Jersey has more Cashiers than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Cashiers in this state are declining at a rate of 2.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.9%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 17,460 annual job openings, and 94,180 total jobs in 2026 for Cashiers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 653,700 annual jobs and 3,524,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cashiers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Cashiers ranged from $18,760 to $29,960 with $21,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.02 to $14.4. The median hourly rate was $10.42.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.69 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

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

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Top New Jersey Metros for Cashiers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cashiers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	198,980	$23,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	68,890	$20,890
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	8,210	$20,340
Trenton, NJ	5,560	$21,380
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	3,610	$22,380
Ocean City, NJ	2,070	$22,710
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	1,620	$20,740

Top States for Cashiers Employment

View the list below to see where most Cashiers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	420,430	$24,750
Texas	273,590	$21,410
Florida	242,900	$20,680
New York	197,490	$23,840
Pennsylvania	145,340	$19,990
Illinois	143,230	$22,100
North Carolina	126,460	$19,330
Virginia	123,290	$20,770
Ohio	121,600	$20,190
Georgia	120,320	$19,680
New Jersey	99,360	$21,670
Michigan	90,600	$21,650
Maryland	80,610	$22,180
Tennessee	76,290	$20,030
Massachusetts	75,960	$24,800
Missouri	75,060	$20,760
Louisiana	70,630	$18,940
Indiana	70,150	$20,140
Washington	67,720	$26,550
South Carolina	66,960	$19,340

Below are the states where Cashiers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$26,770
Alaska	$26,720
Washington	$26,550
Massachusetts	$24,800
California	$24,750
Oregon	$24,270
North Dakota	$24,130
Hawaii	$24,070
Vermont	$24,060
Connecticut	$23,900

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