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Patient care technician salary in New Jersey

Open patient care technician jobs in New Jersey post a median of $22.25 an hour, the middle half $20.75–$23.75 (about $46,300 a year full time), the same as the national posted median. From 166 jobs at 12 employers that state their pay.

$22.25
Median posted /hr
$21–$24
Middle half /hr
$46,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$22.52
BLS median in NJ
May 2025

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What patient care technicians are paid in New Jersey

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 166 open jobs in New Jersey. Lowest posted $17, highest $31.20.

Posted on open jobs in New Jersey

$20.75–$23.75/hr

Middle half of 20 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $22.25. 72% of the 232 open patient care technician jobs in New Jersey state an hourly rate.

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Patient care technician pay by town in New Jersey

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Neptune City$20.75$20.6831 (1)
Hackensack$21.75$21.7715 (1)
Brick Township$20.75$20.6813 (1)
Mullica Hill$22.75$18.69–$26.6912 (1)
Vineland$22.75$18.69–$26.6912 (1)
Holmdel Township$20.75$20.689 (1)
Manahawkin$19.25$17.74–$20.689 (1)
Atlantic City$21.75$18–$25.598 (1)
Galloway Township$21.75$18–$25.598 (1)
Edison Township$19$17.43–$20.688 (1)
Red Bank$20.75$20.687 (1)
North Bergen Township$19.75$19.855 (1)
Pennington$20.50$18.21–$22.743 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Patient care technician pay by employer in New Jersey

What each employer posts for patient care technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Hackensack Meridian Health$20.75$17.43–$21.7797
Inspira Health$22.75$18.69–$26.6924
AtlantiCare$21.75$18–$25.5917
Jefferson Health$22.75$17–$26.607
Atlantic Health$23.75$18.50–$28.886
Capital Health$20.50$18.21–$22.745
Hunterdon Health Care System$25.50$21.53–$29.672
Valley Health System (New Jersey)$24.75$21.90–$27.372
RWJBarnabas Health$23.75$20.58–$27.452
St. Luke's University Health Network$22.50$17.90–$26.852
CentraState Healthcare System$25.25$19.50–$31.201
LifePoint Health$22.25$20–$24.381

Median of each employer's jobs in New Jersey (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for patient care technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift patient care technician pay in New Jersey

Where one employer posts both night and other patient care technician jobs in the same state (7 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Hackensack Meridian Health, NJ$20.75 (39)$20.75 (58)
Inspira Health, NJ$22.75 (13)$22.75 (11)
AtlantiCare, NJ$21.75 (7)$21.75 (10)
Jefferson Health, NJ$22.75 (3)$22.75 (4)
Capital Health, NJ$20.50 (4)$20.50 (1)
St. Luke's University Health Network, NJ$22.50 (1)$22.50 (1)
Valley Health System (New Jersey), NJ$24.75 (1)$24.75 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open patient care technician jobs in New Jersey

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in New Jersey

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.70 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$26.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)32,400 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Patient care technician salary in New Jersey: common questions

How much does a patient care technician make in New Jersey?

Open patient care technician jobs in New Jersey that state an hourly rate post a median of $22.25, the middle half $20.75–$23.75 (166 jobs from 12 employers). Full time that is about $46,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $22.52/hr ($46,830 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025).

Where in New Jersey do patient care technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Neptune City ($20.75), Hackensack ($21.75), Brick Township ($20.75) and Mullica Hill ($22.75). The town table lists 13.

Which employers in New Jersey pay patient care technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Atlantic Health ($23.75), Inspira Health ($22.75) and Jefferson Health ($22.75).

How does New Jersey compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New Jersey ($22.25) is the same as the national posted median of $22.25. In the BLS survey New Jersey ranks 10 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 166 of 232 open patient care technician jobs in New Jersey (72%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Patient care technician pay in other states

Patient care technician salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient care technician salary in New Jersey. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/patient-care-technician/new-jersey

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