How much do Brokerage Clerks make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Brokerage Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $59,790 and the 90th percentile is $93,530. The difference is $33,740, which is 47.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,480 to the 75th at $77,010, covers $14,530.

The mean annual wage is $72,990, which sits above the median of $71,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 9% higher than the national median of $65,750 for Brokerage Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,451, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the New Jersey median of $74,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Brokerage Clerks at $69,451 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Brokerage Clerks. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 4th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $61,010 and employment of 2,000. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,491, against $69,451 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $76,950 and employment of 50. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,975, against $69,451 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $78,930 and employment of 7,100. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,121, against $69,451 here.

Employment share

Brokerage Clerks accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (330 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.94 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.