How much does a Longshoreman make in NJ?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Longshoreman in New Jersey is $71,396. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $67,381 to $77,155, with most professionals earning between $63,726 and $82,397.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Longshoreman Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $63,726 NJ March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $67,381 NJ March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $71,396 NJ March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $77,155 NJ March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Longshoreman Salary $82,397 NJ March 01, 2025
25% $67,381 10% $63,726 90% $82,397 75% $77,155 $71,396 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Longshoreman ?

A stevedore, longshoreman, docker or dockworker is a waterfront manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships, trucks, trains or airplanes. After the shipping container revolution of the 1950s, the number of dockworkers required declined by over 90%, and the term "stevedore" has increasingly come to mean a stevedoring firm that contracts with a port, shipowner, or charterer to load and unload a vessel....

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Location Avg. Salary Date Updated
Location Bayonne, NJ Avg. Salary $73,611 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Bergenfield, NJ Avg. Salary $74,914 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Bloomfield, NJ Avg. Salary $74,979 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location East Brunswick, NJ Avg. Salary $73,546 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Hoboken, NJ Avg. Salary $76,086 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Irvington, NJ Avg. Salary $73,611 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Lakewood, NJ Avg. Salary $72,504 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Middlesex, NJ Avg. Salary $73,090 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Passaic, NJ Avg. Salary $74,979 Date Updated March 01, 2025
Location Union, NJ Avg. Salary $73,611 Date Updated March 01, 2025
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    Longshoreman

    0 - 1 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

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    Warehouse Worker II

    1 - 3 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

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