How much do Self-Enrichment Teachers make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Self-Enrichment Teachers, the published 10th percentile is $36,070 and the 90th percentile is $91,610. The difference is $55,540, which is 113.4% 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 $38,730 to the 75th at $69,350, covers $30,620.

The mean annual wage is $57,230, which sits above the median of $48,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 4.7% higher than the national median of $46,800 for Self-Enrichment Teachers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,470, which is 1.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.9% lower than the New Jersey median of $53,780.

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 $48,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Self-Enrichment Teachers at $47,470 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Self-Enrichment Teachers. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 13th of 36 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 $46,650 and employment of 8,680. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,488, against $47,470 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $44,130 and employment of 970. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,144, against $47,470 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $59,600 and employment of 33,380. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,948, against $47,470 here.

Employment share

Self-Enrichment Teachers accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (710 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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.