Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2016

New Jersey

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2016
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, New Jersey 5,015,856 4,692,336 569,501 236,306,795 223,405,713 12,901,081 29,302,043 27,702,308 1,599,734
Men 2,564,810 2,367,607 329,067 136,002,710 127,089,577 8,913,133 16,864,336 15,759,108 1,105,229
Women 2,451,046 2,324,729 240,435 100,304,084 96,316,137 3,987,948 12,437,706 11,943,201 494,506
Atlantic 140,082 131,494 14,611 4,993,690 4,764,265 229,425 619,218 590,769 28,449
Men 70,217 64,420 9,239 2,709,037 2,529,560 179,477 335,921 313,665 22,255
Women 69,865 67,074 5,372 2,284,653 2,234,705 49,949 283,297 277,103 6,194
Bergen 518,436 474,318 75,955 26,778,607 25,006,407 1,772,200 3,320,547 3,100,794 219,753
Men 267,662 241,038 43,618 15,488,129 14,228,924 1,259,206 1,920,528 1,764,387 156,141
Women 250,774 233,279 32,337 11,290,478 10,777,483 512,995 1,400,019 1,336,408 63,611
Burlington 251,212 237,363 22,453 11,775,052 11,171,768 603,283 1,460,106 1,385,299 74,807
Men 127,853 118,835 13,966 6,802,672 6,387,398 415,274 843,531 792,037 51,494
Women 123,359 118,528 8,487 4,972,380 4,784,370 188,010 616,575 593,262 23,313
Camden 299,283 283,611 27,073 12,477,497 11,798,892 678,605 1,547,210 1,463,063 84,147
Men 154,578 143,949 16,545 7,212,584 6,701,314 511,270 894,360 830,963 63,397
Women 144,704 139,661 10,528 5,264,913 5,097,578 167,335 652,849 632,100 20,750
Cape May 59,687 54,211 8,165 2,069,547 1,863,485 206,062 256,624 231,072 25,552
Men 31,624 27,973 5,264 1,202,151 1,032,233 169,918 149,067 127,997 21,070
Women 28,063 26,238 2,901 867,396 831,252 36,144 107,557 103,075 4,482
Cumberland 78,564 75,344 5,909 2,688,989 2,577,583 111,405 333,435 319,620 13,814
Men 40,769 37,978 4,512 1,553,288 1,458,479 94,809 192,608 180,851 11,756
Women 37,794 37,366 1,397 1,135,700 1,119,104 16,597 140,827 138,769 2,058
Essex 441,873 412,144 56,080 19,085,438 17,792,487 1,292,951 2,366,594 2,206,268 160,326
Men 222,571 205,613 30,833 10,523,751 9,693,493 830,259 1,304,945 1,201,993 102,952
Women 219,302 206,531 25,247 8,561,687 8,098,995 462,692 1,061,649 1,004,275 57,374
Gloucester 149,728 144,255 11,603 7,154,582 6,865,777 288,805 887,168 851,356 35,812
Men 75,307 71,873 6,768 4,025,270 3,827,584 197,686 499,134 474,620 24,513
Women 74,421 72,383 4,834 3,129,311 3,038,192 91,119 388,035 376,736 11,299
Hudson 381,003 355,994 44,692 18,436,713 17,766,157 670,556 2,286,152 2,203,003 83,149
Men 198,595 183,459 25,139 10,482,398 10,052,588 429,810 1,299,817 1,246,521 53,296
Women 182,408 172,535 19,553 7,954,316 7,713,569 240,746 986,335 956,483 29,853
Hunterdon 74,182 68,708 9,776 4,021,838 3,760,370 261,469 498,708 466,286 32,422
Men 36,916 33,588 5,694 2,207,886 2,027,483 180,403 273,778 251,408 22,370
Women 37,266 35,120 4,082 1,813,952 1,732,887 81,065 224,930 214,878 10,052
Mercer 206,998 193,362 19,982 10,001,781 9,467,747 534,035 1,240,221 1,174,001 66,220
Men 99,045 92,495 9,562 5,504,691 5,215,338 289,353 682,582 646,702 35,880
Women 107,953 100,867 10,421 4,497,090 4,252,409 244,681 557,639 527,299 30,341
Middlesex 463,510 440,219 42,651 23,153,013 22,360,786 792,227 2,870,974 2,772,738 98,236
Men 242,966 228,583 25,462 13,663,549 13,118,991 544,558 1,694,280 1,626,755 67,525
Women 220,543 211,636 17,189 9,489,464 9,241,795 247,669 1,176,694 1,145,983 30,711
Monmouth 373,105 346,805 44,692 18,834,445 17,541,695 1,292,750 2,335,471 2,175,170 160,301
Men 193,324 177,435 26,106 11,340,546 10,477,043 863,503 1,406,228 1,299,153 107,074
Women 179,782 169,370 18,586 7,493,899 7,064,652 429,247 929,243 876,017 53,227
Morris 289,025 270,134 34,271 16,706,474 15,626,014 1,080,461 2,071,603 1,937,626 133,977
Men 152,608 140,478 20,627 10,071,818 9,248,315 823,504 1,248,905 1,146,791 102,114
Women 136,417 129,656 13,644 6,634,656 6,377,699 256,957 822,697 790,835 31,863
Ocean 299,191 275,035 38,246 12,186,692 11,331,470 855,222 1,511,150 1,405,102 106,048
Men 149,191 133,944 22,668 7,096,421 6,448,339 648,082 879,956 799,594 80,362
Women 150,000 141,091 15,578 5,090,271 4,883,131 207,140 631,194 605,508 25,685
Passaic 286,145 267,684 33,734 11,260,807 10,720,848 539,959 1,396,340 1,329,385 66,955
Men 143,126 132,821 18,049 6,401,828 6,082,457 319,372 793,827 754,225 39,602
Women 143,019 134,863 15,685 4,858,978 4,638,391 220,587 602,513 575,161 27,353
Salem 42,188 (X) (X) 1,778,432 (X) (X) 220,526 (X) (X)
Men 21,814 (X) (X) 1,061,070 (X) (X) 131,573 (X) (X)
Women 20,374 (X) (X) 717,362 (X) (X) 88,953 (X) (X)
Somerset 189,882 179,579 20,090 11,055,634 10,536,983 518,651 1,370,899 1,306,586 64,313
Men 98,629 92,189 11,495 6,381,689 5,996,552 385,137 791,329 743,572 47,757
Women 91,253 87,390 8,595 4,673,945 4,540,432 133,513 579,569 563,014 16,556
Sussex 86,422 81,163 9,991 4,029,692 3,827,352 202,340 499,682 474,592 25,090
Men 43,354 39,918 5,264 2,397,056 2,234,288 162,769 297,235 277,052 20,183
Women 43,068 41,245 4,727 1,632,636 1,593,064 39,572 202,447 197,540 4,907
Union 312,723 291,472 39,320 14,260,589 13,516,910 743,678 1,768,313 1,676,097 92,216
Men 155,277 142,826 22,668 7,680,070 7,213,149 466,921 952,329 894,431 57,898
Women 157,446 148,645 16,652 6,580,518 6,303,761 276,757 815,984 781,666 34,318
Warren 63,534 60,745 6,016 3,120,301 2,985,411 134,890 386,917 370,191 16,726
Men 34,789 33,180 3,545 1,963,408 1,889,757 73,652 243,463 234,330 9,133
Women 28,745 27,565 2,471 1,156,893 1,095,654 61,238 143,455 135,861 7,594
Unknown 9,086 (X) (X) 436,981 (X) (X) 54,186 (X) (X)
Men 4,594 (X) (X) 233,395 (X) (X) 28,941 (X) (X)
Women 4,492 (X) (X) 203,586 (X) (X) 25,245 (X) (X)
All areas d 171,287,999 160,016,999 19,705,000 6,662,826,992 6,309,799,993 353,026,999 826,190,547 782,415,199 43,775,348
Men 88,710,042 82,180,908 10,926,344 3,927,310,775 3,693,204,899 234,105,875 486,986,536 457,957,408 29,029,129
Women 82,577,957 77,836,092 8,778,656 2,735,516,218 2,616,595,094 118,921,124 339,204,011 324,457,792 14,746,219
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $118,500 in 2016.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2016
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) HI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, New Jersey 5,036,355 4,713,673 613,171 310,840,769 286,533,982 24,306,788 9,014,382 8,309,485 704,897
Men 2,583,237 2,386,944 363,560 195,556,384 176,871,714 18,684,670 5,671,135 5,129,280 541,855
Women 2,453,118 2,326,729 249,610 115,284,386 109,662,268 5,622,118 3,343,247 3,180,206 163,041
Atlantic 140,754 132,268 15,229 5,606,261 5,354,374 251,887 162,582 155,277 7,305
Men 70,811 65,113 9,613 3,127,733 2,924,192 203,541 90,704 84,802 5,903
Women 69,943 67,154 5,617 2,478,528 2,430,181 48,347 71,877 70,475 1,402
Bergen 520,727 476,817 82,627 36,929,059 33,048,591 3,880,468 1,070,943 958,409 112,534
Men 269,827 243,409 48,604 24,172,002 20,898,742 3,273,260 700,988 606,064 94,925
Women 250,900 233,408 34,023 12,757,056 12,149,849 607,208 369,955 352,346 17,609
Burlington 251,854 238,102 24,410 13,829,419 13,006,507 822,912 401,053 377,189 23,864
Men 128,225 119,306 15,661 8,539,001 7,932,199 606,802 247,631 230,034 17,597
Women 123,630 118,796 8,749 5,290,418 5,074,308 216,110 153,422 147,155 6,267
Camden 300,317 284,641 29,271 14,560,844 13,199,866 1,360,978 422,264 382,796 39,468
Men 155,566 144,923 17,930 8,975,112 7,840,108 1,135,003 260,278 227,363 32,915
Women 144,751 139,718 11,341 5,585,732 5,359,757 225,975 161,986 155,433 6,553
Cape May 59,988 54,499 8,317 2,403,691 2,111,401 292,290 69,707 61,231 8,476
Men 31,931 28,270 5,400 1,507,642 1,250,161 257,481 43,722 36,255 7,467
Women 28,058 26,229 2,916 896,049 861,240 34,809 25,985 24,976 1,009
Cumberland 78,846 75,625 6,049 2,805,510 2,637,212 168,299 81,360 76,479 4,881
Men 41,067 38,272 4,644 1,666,871 1,514,556 152,315 48,339 43,922 4,417
Women 37,779 37,353 1,404 1,138,639 1,122,656 15,984 33,021 32,557 464
Essex 443,766 414,051 59,405 27,170,320 24,262,585 2,907,735 787,939 703,615 84,324
Men 224,029 207,077 33,483 17,330,948 15,119,075 2,211,873 502,597 438,453 64,144
Women 219,737 206,975 25,922 9,839,373 9,143,511 695,862 285,342 265,162 20,180
Gloucester 149,969 144,617 12,421 8,091,154 7,701,017 390,137 234,643 223,330 11,314
Men 75,578 72,257 7,345 4,802,397 4,518,273 284,124 139,270 131,030 8,240
Women 74,391 72,359 5,076 3,288,757 3,182,744 106,013 95,374 92,300 3,074
Hudson 383,346 358,327 46,444 22,558,699 21,807,448 751,251 654,202 632,416 21,786
Men 200,389 185,236 26,354 13,448,836 12,944,278 504,558 390,016 375,384 14,632
Women 182,958 173,091 20,090 9,109,863 8,863,169 246,694 264,186 257,032 7,154
Hunterdon 74,257 68,787 11,125 5,936,514 5,487,550 448,964 172,159 159,139 13,020
Men 37,005 33,679 6,589 3,619,392 3,280,765 338,626 104,962 95,142 9,820
Women 37,252 35,108 4,536 2,317,122 2,206,785 110,338 67,197 63,997 3,200
Mercer 207,770 194,115 22,682 15,308,920 14,302,724 1,006,195 443,959 414,779 29,180
Men 99,528 92,975 11,773 9,981,253 9,341,644 639,609 289,456 270,908 18,549
Women 108,242 101,140 10,909 5,327,667 4,961,080 366,587 154,502 143,871 10,631
Middlesex 464,888 441,709 45,256 28,404,995 27,060,827 1,344,168 823,745 784,764 38,981
Men 244,214 229,938 27,218 16,572,967 15,808,649 764,318 480,616 458,451 22,165
Women 220,673 211,771 18,038 11,832,028 11,252,178 579,849 343,129 326,313 16,816
Monmouth 374,526 348,326 48,604 26,425,442 23,762,882 2,662,560 766,338 689,124 77,214
Men 194,692 178,909 29,487 17,375,088 15,251,245 2,123,843 503,878 442,286 61,591
Women 179,834 169,417 19,118 9,050,354 8,511,637 538,718 262,460 246,837 15,623
Morris 290,554 271,680 38,559 25,526,736 22,995,318 2,531,419 740,275 666,864 73,411
Men 154,185 142,065 24,518 17,362,937 15,288,192 2,074,744 503,525 443,358 60,168
Women 136,369 129,614 14,041 8,163,800 7,707,125 456,674 236,750 223,507 13,244
Ocean 300,772 276,578 39,964 13,496,657 12,392,595 1,104,062 391,403 359,385 32,018
Men 150,811 135,534 24,086 8,221,781 7,345,431 876,350 238,432 213,018 25,414
Women 149,962 141,045 15,877 5,274,875 5,047,164 227,711 152,971 146,368 6,604
Passaic 286,970 268,618 35,427 12,875,548 11,844,107 1,031,441 373,391 343,479 29,912
Men 143,998 133,799 19,226 7,755,488 6,975,383 780,105 224,909 202,286 22,623
Women 142,973 134,819 16,201 5,120,060 4,868,724 251,336 148,482 141,193 7,289
Salem 42,383 (X) (X) 1,995,889 (X) (X) 57,881 (X) (X)
Men 22,014 (X) (X) 1,152,097 (X) (X) 33,411 (X) (X)
Women 20,369 (X) (X) 843,792 (X) (X) 24,470 (X) (X)
Somerset 190,310 180,031 23,330 17,980,594 16,774,189 1,206,405 521,437 486,451 34,986
Men 98,995 92,567 14,041 11,623,964 10,737,565 886,399 337,095 311,389 25,706
Women 91,315 87,464 9,289 6,356,629 6,036,624 320,006 184,342 175,062 9,280
Sussex 87,317 81,953 10,693 4,865,779 4,528,430 337,349 141,108 131,324 9,783
Men 44,162 40,721 5,725 3,163,286 2,866,945 296,340 91,735 83,141 8,594
Women 43,155 41,232 4,968 1,702,494 1,661,485 41,009 49,372 48,183 1,189
Union 314,450 293,316 42,124 19,999,536 18,467,633 1,531,903 579,987 535,561 44,425
Men 156,847 144,515 25,274 12,488,250 11,407,210 1,081,040 362,159 330,809 31,350
Women 157,603 148,801 16,850 7,511,286 7,060,423 450,863 217,827 204,752 13,075
Warren 63,505 60,725 6,805 3,521,346 3,347,926 173,420 102,119 97,090 5,029
Men 34,770 33,169 4,320 2,340,266 2,225,823 114,443 67,868 64,549 3,319
Women 28,735 27,556 2,484 1,181,081 1,122,104 58,977 34,251 32,541 1,710
Unknown 9,082 (X) (X) 547,857 (X) (X) 15,888 (X) (X)
Men 4,593 (X) (X) 329,074 (X) (X) 9,543 (X) (X)
Women 4,490 (X) (X) 218,783 (X) (X) 6,345 (X) (X)
All areas d 175,215,999 164,206,999 20,694,000 8,286,958,971 7,711,299,970 575,659,001 240,321,810 223,627,699 16,694,111
Men 90,201,580 83,800,324 11,691,072 5,164,596,258 4,735,874,527 428,721,731 149,773,291 137,340,361 12,432,930
Women 85,014,420 80,406,675 9,002,928 3,122,362,714 2,975,425,443 146,937,270 90,548,519 86,287,338 4,261,181
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.