Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2020

New Jersey

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2020
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 5,047,250 4,764,670 520,486 266,820,607 252,504,706 14,315,901 33,085,755 31,310,584 1,775,172
Men 2,560,304 2,389,515 299,601 152,196,293 142,474,597 9,721,696 18,872,340 17,666,850 1,205,490
Women 2,486,945 2,375,155 220,884 114,624,314 110,030,109 4,594,205 14,213,415 13,643,734 569,681
Atlantic 137,264 131,280 10,592 5,262,034 5,034,260 227,774 652,492 624,248 28,244
Men 70,191 65,996 6,231 2,895,642 2,722,219 173,423 359,060 337,555 21,504
Women 67,073 65,283 4,362 2,366,392 2,312,041 54,351 293,433 286,693 6,740
Bergen 516,507 476,436 67,397 29,938,394 27,922,716 2,015,677 3,712,361 3,462,417 249,944
Men 263,583 239,339 39,462 17,133,296 15,729,737 1,403,560 2,124,529 1,950,487 174,041
Women 252,923 237,098 27,935 12,805,097 12,192,980 612,118 1,587,832 1,511,929 75,903
Burlington 247,562 235,265 20,977 12,831,817 12,132,167 699,650 1,591,145 1,504,389 86,757
Men 124,161 116,206 12,669 7,233,251 6,762,031 471,220 896,923 838,492 58,431
Women 123,401 119,058 8,308 5,598,566 5,370,136 228,430 694,222 665,897 28,325
Camden 303,045 290,465 25,547 14,212,075 13,554,791 657,284 1,762,297 1,680,794 81,503
Men 153,066 145,640 15,785 7,944,429 7,504,800 439,629 985,109 930,595 54,514
Women 149,979 144,825 9,762 6,267,647 6,049,991 217,655 777,188 750,199 26,989
Cape May 57,653 53,164 7,062 2,186,090 1,957,907 228,184 271,075 242,780 28,295
Men 29,866 26,887 4,050 1,269,151 1,076,790 192,361 157,375 133,522 23,853
Women 27,788 26,276 3,012 916,939 881,117 35,823 113,700 109,258 4,442
Cumberland 78,795 76,996 4,050 2,976,461 2,894,810 81,651 369,081 358,956 10,125
Men 39,320 37,581 2,596 1,580,356 1,518,698 61,658 195,964 188,318 7,646
Women 39,475 39,414 1,454 1,396,105 1,376,113 19,993 173,117 170,638 2,479
Essex 449,425 423,476 46,524 21,473,709 20,193,524 1,280,185 2,662,740 2,503,997 158,743
Men 223,024 207,970 25,235 11,778,110 10,988,384 789,726 1,460,486 1,362,560 97,926
Women 226,400 215,507 21,289 9,695,600 9,205,140 490,459 1,202,254 1,141,437 60,817
Gloucester 156,372 152,464 11,839 8,151,718 7,854,343 297,374 1,010,813 973,939 36,874
Men 77,938 75,162 7,062 4,627,481 4,436,530 190,951 573,808 550,130 23,678
Women 78,435 77,301 4,777 3,524,237 3,417,813 106,423 437,005 423,809 13,196
Hudson 387,593 365,424 40,708 21,758,812 21,004,238 754,574 2,698,093 2,604,525 93,567
Men 202,360 189,841 24,093 12,351,303 11,892,239 459,065 1,531,562 1,474,638 56,924
Women 185,233 175,583 16,616 9,407,508 9,111,999 295,509 1,166,531 1,129,888 36,643
Hunterdon 74,641 69,561 8,723 4,744,860 4,375,324 369,536 588,363 542,540 45,822
Men 37,786 34,526 5,296 2,652,749 2,359,000 293,749 328,941 292,516 36,425
Women 36,855 35,035 3,427 2,092,111 2,016,324 75,787 259,422 250,024 9,398
Mercer 210,096 200,331 19,731 11,283,269 10,710,980 572,290 1,399,125 1,328,161 70,964
Men 101,696 96,754 9,658 6,293,040 5,959,556 333,485 780,337 738,985 41,352
Women 108,400 103,578 10,073 4,990,229 4,751,424 238,805 618,788 589,177 29,612
Middlesex 461,694 442,827 40,085 25,800,463 24,887,334 913,130 3,199,257 3,086,029 113,228
Men 240,144 227,830 23,781 15,137,586 14,540,947 596,639 1,877,061 1,803,077 73,983
Women 221,549 214,997 16,304 10,662,877 10,346,387 316,490 1,322,197 1,282,952 39,245
Monmouth 369,961 347,092 42,266 21,513,071 20,031,565 1,481,506 2,667,621 2,483,914 183,707
Men 191,152 177,009 23,573 12,544,193 11,561,043 983,151 1,555,480 1,433,569 121,911
Women 178,809 170,083 18,693 8,968,878 8,470,523 498,355 1,112,141 1,050,345 61,796
Morris 290,717 273,151 33,854 18,976,066 17,738,886 1,237,179 2,353,032 2,199,622 153,410
Men 151,846 141,974 19,731 11,392,482 10,469,321 923,161 1,412,668 1,298,196 114,472
Women 138,871 131,178 14,123 7,583,584 7,269,566 314,018 940,364 901,426 38,938
Ocean 310,006 289,345 37,593 14,125,576 13,180,551 945,025 1,751,571 1,634,388 117,183
Men 150,680 138,205 22,120 7,995,483 7,286,841 708,642 991,440 903,568 87,872
Women 159,326 151,140 15,473 6,130,093 5,893,710 236,383 760,132 730,820 29,312
Passaic 292,188 273,050 31,570 12,417,128 11,835,890 581,238 1,539,724 1,467,650 72,073
Men 147,582 135,557 19,420 6,932,423 6,538,944 393,479 859,620 810,829 48,791
Women 144,606 137,492 12,150 5,484,705 5,296,946 187,758 680,103 656,821 23,282
Salem 38,309 (X) (X) 1,802,087 (X) (X) 223,459 (X) (X)
Men 20,387 (X) (X) 1,095,581 (X) (X) 135,852 (X) (X)
Women 17,922 (X) (X) 706,507 (X) (X) 87,607 (X) (X)
Somerset 188,452 177,823 19,523 12,683,990 12,057,984 626,006 1,572,815 1,495,190 77,625
Men 95,128 88,708 10,385 7,250,315 6,860,565 389,750 899,039 850,710 48,329
Women 93,324 89,115 9,139 5,433,675 5,197,418 236,256 673,776 644,480 29,296
Sussex 87,021 82,394 9,450 4,438,832 4,168,062 270,770 550,415 516,840 33,575
Men 43,161 40,433 5,192 2,630,995 2,425,673 205,322 326,243 300,783 25,460
Women 43,861 41,961 4,258 1,807,837 1,742,389 65,447 224,172 216,056 8,115
Union 316,641 297,900 33,958 16,392,427 15,528,238 864,190 2,032,661 1,925,501 107,160
Men 158,238 147,371 18,796 9,044,491 8,475,574 568,917 1,121,517 1,050,971 70,546
Women 158,403 150,529 15,162 7,347,937 7,052,664 295,273 911,144 874,530 36,614
Warren 65,472 62,024 6,127 3,454,633 3,339,922 114,711 428,374 414,150 14,224
Men 34,518 32,896 2,908 2,157,864 2,098,321 59,543 267,575 260,192 7,383
Women 30,954 29,128 3,219 1,296,769 1,241,601 55,168 160,799 153,959 6,841
Unknown 7,836 (X) (X) 397,093 (X) (X) 49,240 (X) (X)
Men 4,478 (X) (X) 256,072 (X) (X) 31,753 (X) (X)
Women 3,358 (X) (X) 141,021 (X) (X) 17,487 (X) (X)
All areas d 174,479,001 164,003,001 18,514,000 7,754,649,013 7,352,100,013 402,549,000 961,576,478 911,660,402 49,916,076
Men 89,745,175 83,788,137 10,070,129 4,529,026,536 4,267,157,249 261,869,287 561,599,290 529,127,499 32,471,792
Women 84,733,826 80,214,864 8,443,871 3,225,622,477 3,084,942,764 140,679,713 399,977,187 382,532,903 17,444,284
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 $137,700 in 2020.
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, 2020
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 5,066,619 4,785,451 555,341 342,744,994 315,728,094 27,016,900 9,939,605 9,156,115 783,490
Men 2,577,104 2,407,340 325,103 212,803,015 191,937,386 20,865,629 6,171,287 5,566,184 605,103
Women 2,489,515 2,378,111 230,238 129,941,979 123,790,708 6,151,270 3,768,317 3,589,931 178,387
Atlantic 137,645 131,783 11,124 6,156,255 5,512,853 643,402 178,531 159,873 18,659
Men 70,495 66,401 6,506 3,657,599 3,064,898 592,701 106,070 88,882 17,188
Women 67,150 65,383 4,617 2,498,656 2,447,955 50,701 72,461 70,991 1,470
Bergen 518,897 478,861 73,143 39,974,804 36,174,318 3,800,486 1,159,269 1,049,055 110,214
Men 265,808 241,671 43,760 25,437,316 22,413,766 3,023,550 737,682 649,999 87,683
Women 253,089 237,190 29,383 14,537,488 13,760,552 776,936 421,587 399,056 22,531
Burlington 248,133 235,866 22,352 14,556,290 13,728,020 828,270 422,132 398,113 24,020
Men 124,352 116,405 13,537 8,575,022 8,005,574 569,448 248,676 232,162 16,514
Women 123,781 119,461 8,815 5,981,268 5,722,446 258,822 173,457 165,951 7,506
Camden 303,656 291,166 27,179 15,894,895 14,895,806 999,089 460,952 431,978 28,974
Men 153,598 146,245 17,000 9,436,454 8,664,219 772,235 273,657 251,262 22,395
Women 150,057 144,921 10,179 6,458,441 6,231,588 226,854 187,295 180,716 6,579
Cape May 57,865 53,365 7,241 2,457,484 2,096,642 360,842 71,267 60,803 10,464
Men 30,082 27,090 4,198 1,514,009 1,185,529 328,479 43,906 34,380 9,526
Women 27,784 26,275 3,043 943,475 911,112 32,363 27,361 26,422 939
Cumberland 79,181 77,400 4,303 3,087,143 2,992,277 94,867 89,527 86,776 2,751
Men 39,724 37,987 2,833 1,686,954 1,610,149 76,805 48,922 46,694 2,227
Women 39,457 39,413 1,469 1,400,189 1,382,127 18,062 40,605 40,082 524
Essex 451,149 425,292 49,427 31,190,462 27,741,099 3,449,363 904,523 804,492 100,032
Men 224,185 209,183 27,389 19,845,232 17,112,404 2,732,827 575,512 496,260 79,252
Women 226,964 216,109 22,037 11,345,230 10,628,694 716,536 329,012 308,232 20,780
Gloucester 156,581 152,763 12,698 9,243,343 8,786,614 456,729 268,057 254,812 13,245
Men 78,197 75,465 7,556 5,562,937 5,232,412 330,525 161,325 151,740 9,585
Women 78,384 77,298 5,142 3,680,406 3,554,202 126,204 106,732 103,072 3,660
Hudson 390,278 368,159 42,291 27,541,393 26,419,092 1,122,302 798,700 766,154 32,547
Men 204,534 192,074 25,395 16,244,868 15,448,890 795,978 471,101 448,018 23,083
Women 185,745 176,085 16,895 11,296,525 10,970,201 326,324 327,599 318,136 9,463
Hunterdon 74,719 69,660 9,445 6,409,044 5,804,957 604,087 185,862 168,344 17,519
Men 37,881 34,626 5,667 3,923,002 3,423,193 499,809 113,767 99,273 14,494
Women 36,838 35,034 3,778 2,486,041 2,381,764 104,278 72,095 69,071 3,024
Mercer 210,709 201,036 21,513 14,943,530 14,144,385 799,145 433,362 410,187 23,175
Men 102,255 97,361 10,704 9,015,604 8,562,375 453,229 261,453 248,309 13,144
Women 108,455 103,675 10,809 5,927,926 5,582,010 345,916 171,910 161,878 10,032
Middlesex 462,754 444,133 42,081 29,492,876 28,340,903 1,151,973 855,293 821,886 33,407
Men 241,086 228,941 25,081 18,020,387 17,295,390 724,997 522,591 501,566 21,025
Women 221,668 215,192 17,000 11,472,489 11,045,512 426,976 332,702 320,320 12,382
Monmouth 371,120 348,401 46,069 30,016,474 26,566,839 3,449,635 870,478 770,438 100,039
Men 192,281 178,223 26,445 19,298,068 16,544,186 2,753,881 559,644 479,781 79,863
Women 178,839 170,178 19,624 10,718,406 10,022,652 695,754 310,834 290,657 20,177
Morris 292,333 274,770 36,309 28,945,877 26,309,121 2,636,756 839,430 762,964 76,466
Men 153,471 143,597 21,932 19,645,054 17,422,107 2,222,947 569,707 505,241 64,465
Women 138,862 131,172 14,377 9,300,823 8,887,014 413,809 269,724 257,723 12,000
Ocean 311,176 290,555 39,038 15,455,929 14,205,079 1,250,850 448,222 411,947 36,275
Men 151,768 139,320 23,192 9,135,290 8,130,482 1,004,808 264,923 235,784 29,139
Women 159,407 151,235 15,846 6,320,640 6,074,598 246,042 183,299 176,163 7,135
Passaic 293,311 274,158 32,636 14,263,830 12,968,486 1,295,344 413,651 376,086 37,565
Men 148,602 136,570 20,253 8,542,622 7,438,927 1,103,695 247,736 215,729 32,007
Women 144,709 137,588 12,383 5,721,208 5,529,558 191,649 165,915 160,357 5,558
Salem 38,420 (X) (X) 1,931,834 (X) (X) 56,023 (X) (X)
Men 20,498 (X) (X) 1,164,795 (X) (X) 33,779 (X) (X)
Women 17,922 (X) (X) 767,038 (X) (X) 22,244 (X) (X)
Somerset 189,028 178,529 22,667 19,916,477 18,191,795 1,724,682 577,578 527,562 50,016
Men 95,553 89,214 12,698 12,666,053 11,586,204 1,079,849 367,316 336,000 31,316
Women 93,475 89,315 9,969 7,250,425 6,605,591 644,833 210,262 191,562 18,700
Sussex 87,293 82,696 9,969 5,234,697 4,735,940 498,757 151,806 137,342 14,464
Men 43,448 40,737 5,562 3,363,815 2,938,148 425,667 97,551 85,206 12,344
Women 43,845 41,959 4,407 1,870,882 1,797,792 73,090 54,256 52,136 2,120
Union 318,988 300,434 36,204 21,782,820 20,156,010 1,626,810 631,702 584,524 47,177
Men 160,211 149,504 20,463 13,326,319 12,112,224 1,214,095 386,463 351,254 35,209
Women 158,778 150,930 15,741 8,456,501 8,043,786 412,715 245,239 233,270 11,969
Warren 65,551 62,124 6,716 3,808,822 3,685,501 123,321 110,456 106,880 3,576
Men 34,601 32,997 3,358 2,452,111 2,379,819 72,292 71,111 69,015 2,096
Women 30,950 29,127 3,358 1,356,711 1,305,682 51,029 39,345 37,865 1,480
Unknown 7,832 (X) (X) 440,716 (X) (X) 12,781 (X) (X)
Men 4,476 (X) (X) 289,505 (X) (X) 8,396 (X) (X)
Women 3,356 (X) (X) 151,211 (X) (X) 4,385 (X) (X)
All areas d 178,494,000 168,277,000 19,430,000 9,683,033,025 9,038,000,027 645,032,998 280,807,958 262,102,001 18,705,957
Men 91,257,458 85,425,731 10,727,143 6,007,195,228 5,534,636,689 472,558,539 174,208,662 160,504,464 13,704,198
Women 87,236,543 82,851,269 8,702,857 3,675,837,797 3,503,363,337 172,474,460 106,599,296 101,597,537 5,001,759
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.