Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2008

New Jersey

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2008
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 4,833,441 4,552,394 468,961 203,451,115 192,901,343 10,549,772 25,227,938 23,919,767 1,308,172
Men 2,486,947 2,308,369 280,554 118,247,459 110,628,971 7,618,488 14,662,685 13,717,992 944,693
Women 2,346,494 2,244,026 188,408 85,203,656 82,272,373 2,931,284 10,565,253 10,201,774 363,479
Atlantic 141,753 133,810 11,716 4,748,953 4,526,521 222,432 588,870 561,289 27,582
Men 73,225 67,827 7,494 2,625,926 2,443,240 182,686 325,615 302,962 22,653
Women 68,528 65,983 4,222 2,123,027 2,083,281 39,746 263,255 258,327 4,928
Bergen 498,844 459,932 63,436 23,135,219 21,608,354 1,526,865 2,868,767 2,679,436 189,331
Men 255,517 230,837 36,837 13,374,734 12,294,916 1,079,818 1,658,467 1,524,570 133,897
Women 243,327 229,095 26,599 9,760,485 9,313,438 447,047 1,210,300 1,154,866 55,434
Burlington 248,852 237,497 19,949 10,360,424 9,834,514 525,909 1,284,693 1,219,480 65,213
Men 129,341 122,027 11,611 6,104,893 5,710,132 394,761 757,007 708,056 48,950
Women 119,511 115,470 8,338 4,255,531 4,124,382 131,149 527,686 511,423 16,262
Camden 301,667 288,418 21,005 11,325,346 10,854,346 471,000 1,404,343 1,345,939 58,404
Men 153,989 144,670 13,616 6,423,997 6,055,273 368,724 796,576 750,854 45,722
Women 147,678 143,748 7,389 4,901,349 4,799,073 102,276 607,767 595,085 12,682
Cape May 58,871 53,893 7,494 1,808,137 1,650,906 157,231 224,209 204,712 19,497
Men 28,500 24,795 5,278 949,446 822,037 127,409 117,731 101,933 15,799
Women 30,371 29,098 2,217 858,690 828,868 29,822 106,478 102,780 3,698
Cumberland 78,077 74,999 5,489 2,508,134 2,378,124 130,010 311,009 294,887 16,121
Men 39,217 36,782 3,483 1,382,796 1,283,549 99,247 171,467 159,160 12,307
Women 38,860 38,217 2,005 1,125,338 1,094,575 30,762 139,542 135,727 3,815
Essex 409,141 384,626 43,170 16,080,389 15,099,899 980,490 1,993,968 1,872,387 121,581
Men 203,124 189,649 23,327 8,834,207 8,177,623 656,584 1,095,442 1,014,025 81,416
Women 206,017 194,977 19,844 7,246,182 6,922,276 323,907 898,527 858,362 40,164
Gloucester 139,087 134,732 8,233 5,793,259 5,633,298 159,960 718,364 698,529 19,835
Men 71,721 68,749 5,278 3,335,706 3,211,603 124,103 413,627 398,239 15,389
Women 67,366 65,983 2,955 2,457,553 2,421,695 35,858 304,737 300,290 4,446
Hudson 322,828 302,250 34,832 12,995,118 12,534,106 461,011 1,611,395 1,554,229 57,165
Men 170,460 159,322 18,999 7,368,977 7,063,871 305,106 913,753 875,920 37,833
Women 152,368 142,928 15,833 5,626,140 5,470,235 155,905 697,641 678,309 19,332
Hunterdon 78,343 73,462 8,444 3,895,375 3,654,992 240,383 483,026 453,219 29,807
Men 39,445 36,372 4,644 2,261,638 2,100,742 160,896 280,443 260,492 19,951
Women 38,898 37,090 3,800 1,633,736 1,554,250 79,486 202,583 192,727 9,856
Mercer 208,863 198,358 18,366 9,323,517 8,910,924 412,593 1,156,116 1,104,955 51,161
Men 104,916 98,974 10,344 5,239,856 4,981,843 258,013 649,742 617,749 31,994
Women 103,947 99,384 8,022 4,083,660 3,929,081 154,579 506,374 487,206 19,168
Middlesex 422,860 401,429 36,837 18,650,135 17,955,404 694,730 2,312,617 2,226,470 86,147
Men 224,155 209,526 23,538 11,049,703 10,538,003 511,701 1,370,163 1,306,712 63,451
Women 198,705 191,903 13,299 7,600,431 7,417,402 183,030 942,453 919,758 22,696
Monmouth 356,038 331,655 39,265 15,979,063 14,808,317 1,170,746 1,981,404 1,836,231 145,172
Men 185,563 169,875 25,015 9,782,975 8,920,405 862,570 1,213,089 1,106,130 106,959
Women 170,475 161,780 14,249 6,196,088 5,887,912 308,175 768,315 730,101 38,214
Morris 289,711 272,947 29,026 14,639,096 13,760,104 878,992 1,815,248 1,706,253 108,995
Men 152,109 141,084 17,733 8,960,249 8,292,421 667,827 1,111,071 1,028,260 82,811
Women 137,602 131,863 11,294 5,678,848 5,467,683 211,165 704,177 677,993 26,184
Ocean 273,749 255,632 27,654 9,923,770 9,331,313 592,458 1,230,548 1,157,083 73,465
Men 137,804 125,408 18,894 5,840,206 5,356,182 484,024 724,186 664,167 60,019
Women 135,945 130,224 8,761 4,083,564 3,975,131 108,433 506,362 492,916 13,446
Passaic 267,709 253,070 24,804 9,709,161 9,321,357 387,805 1,203,936 1,155,848 48,088
Men 135,540 126,535 13,616 5,525,145 5,264,313 260,832 685,118 652,775 32,343
Women 132,169 126,535 11,188 4,184,016 4,057,043 126,972 518,818 503,073 15,745
Salem 42,412 39,446 4,433 1,594,721 1,496,182 98,539 197,745 185,527 12,219
Men 22,284 20,799 2,533 950,902 871,437 79,465 117,912 108,058 9,854
Women 20,128 18,647 1,900 643,819 624,745 19,074 79,834 77,468 2,365
Somerset 180,077 169,157 17,627 9,450,565 9,023,375 427,190 1,171,870 1,118,898 52,972
Men 94,797 87,806 10,450 5,588,038 5,297,799 290,239 692,917 656,927 35,990
Women 85,280 81,351 7,177 3,862,527 3,725,575 136,952 478,953 461,971 16,982
Sussex 87,291 81,146 9,394 3,683,151 3,463,087 220,065 456,711 429,423 27,288
Men 44,196 39,754 5,805 2,244,632 2,075,235 169,397 278,334 257,329 21,005
Women 43,095 41,393 3,589 1,438,519 1,387,852 50,667 178,376 172,094 6,283
Union 298,823 282,168 28,393 12,664,924 12,065,396 599,528 1,570,451 1,496,109 74,341
Men 151,582 140,879 16,677 7,094,967 6,688,246 406,722 879,776 829,342 50,433
Women 147,241 141,289 11,716 5,569,956 5,377,150 192,806 690,675 666,767 23,908
Warren 66,927 63,319 6,333 2,847,181 2,703,032 144,150 353,050 335,176 17,875
Men 35,118 32,786 3,694 1,768,229 1,669,748 98,481 219,260 207,049 12,212
Women 31,809 30,532 2,639 1,078,953 1,033,284 45,669 133,790 128,127 5,663
Unknown 61,520 60,450 3,061 2,335,479 2,287,794 47,685 289,599 283,686 5,913
Men 34,345 33,913 1,689 1,540,234 1,510,352 29,882 190,989 187,284 3,705
Women 27,175 26,537 1,372 795,245 777,442 17,803 98,610 96,403 2,208
All areas d 162,485,000 152,388,000 17,219,000 5,434,139,000 5,133,800,000 300,339,000 673,833,236 636,591,200 37,242,036
Men 84,624,422 78,501,652 10,006,621 3,256,362,147 3,046,599,463 209,762,684 403,788,906 377,778,333 26,010,573
Women 77,860,578 73,886,348 7,212,379 2,177,776,853 2,087,200,537 90,576,316 270,044,330 258,812,867 11,231,463
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.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $102,000 in 2008.
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: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov; Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785 or eedata.sc@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, 2008
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 4,853,989 4,570,725 507,278 272,594,332 252,155,404 20,438,927 7,905,236 7,312,507 592,729
Men 2,506,152 2,326,264 311,099 177,061,008 160,676,917 16,384,091 5,134,769 4,659,631 475,139
Women 2,347,837 2,244,461 196,178 95,533,324 91,478,488 4,054,836 2,770,466 2,652,876 117,590
Atlantic 142,856 134,872 12,136 5,408,866 5,081,961 326,904 156,857 147,377 9,480
Men 74,134 68,714 7,704 3,109,510 2,821,559 287,951 90,176 81,825 8,351
Women 68,722 66,158 4,432 2,299,355 2,260,403 38,953 66,681 65,552 1,130
Bergen 501,104 462,185 69,438 33,531,032 30,314,917 3,216,115 972,400 879,133 93,267
Men 257,998 233,342 41,473 22,298,798 19,808,810 2,489,988 646,665 574,455 72,210
Women 243,106 228,843 27,965 11,232,234 10,506,107 726,127 325,735 304,677 21,058
Burlington 250,113 238,659 21,211 11,953,743 11,211,436 742,307 346,659 325,132 21,527
Men 130,484 123,113 12,769 7,426,007 6,828,539 597,467 215,354 198,028 17,327
Women 119,629 115,546 8,442 4,527,736 4,382,896 144,840 131,304 127,104 4,200
Camden 302,820 289,479 22,372 12,792,580 12,085,141 707,438 370,985 350,469 20,516
Men 154,879 145,507 14,563 7,652,734 7,066,586 586,148 221,929 204,931 16,998
Women 147,941 143,973 7,809 5,139,846 5,018,555 121,291 149,056 145,538 3,517
Cape May 58,993 53,990 7,598 2,045,626 1,775,609 270,017 59,323 51,493 7,831
Men 28,671 24,950 5,382 1,180,079 938,268 241,810 34,222 27,210 7,013
Women 30,322 29,040 2,216 865,547 837,340 28,207 25,101 24,283 818
Cumberland 78,052 74,952 5,488 2,707,428 2,540,802 166,626 78,515 73,683 4,832
Men 39,256 36,811 3,482 1,499,120 1,371,488 127,633 43,474 39,773 3,701
Women 38,796 38,140 2,005 1,208,308 1,169,314 38,993 35,041 33,910 1,131
Essex 410,662 386,006 47,805 22,697,227 20,575,059 2,122,168 658,220 596,677 61,543
Men 204,327 190,805 27,121 14,317,826 12,637,641 1,680,186 415,217 366,492 48,725
Women 206,335 195,202 20,684 8,379,401 7,937,418 441,983 243,003 230,185 12,818
Gloucester 140,188 135,792 8,548 6,569,400 6,400,576 168,824 190,513 185,617 4,896
Men 72,530 69,532 5,593 3,857,217 3,722,524 134,694 111,859 107,953 3,906
Women 67,658 66,260 2,955 2,712,183 2,678,053 34,130 78,653 77,664 990
Hudson 324,926 304,101 35,669 16,464,066 15,727,346 736,720 477,458 456,093 21,365
Men 172,061 160,845 19,417 10,109,419 9,530,497 578,923 293,173 276,384 16,789
Women 152,865 143,257 16,251 6,354,647 6,196,849 157,797 184,285 179,709 4,576
Hunterdon 78,553 73,622 9,498 5,356,427 4,936,839 419,587 155,336 143,168 12,168
Men 39,601 36,504 5,276 3,419,192 3,130,563 288,629 99,157 90,786 8,370
Women 38,952 37,118 4,221 1,937,234 1,806,276 130,958 56,180 52,382 3,798
Mercer 209,594 198,985 20,367 13,123,896 12,430,161 693,735 380,593 360,475 20,118
Men 105,599 99,595 11,714 8,279,349 7,833,031 446,318 240,101 227,158 12,943
Women 103,995 99,390 8,653 4,844,547 4,597,130 247,417 140,492 133,317 7,175
Middlesex 424,384 402,674 39,046 21,511,542 20,532,260 979,282 623,835 595,436 28,399
Men 225,897 211,051 25,538 13,357,821 12,647,848 709,973 387,377 366,788 20,589
Women 198,487 191,623 13,508 8,153,721 7,884,412 269,309 236,458 228,648 7,810
Monmouth 357,926 333,244 43,056 23,421,820 20,912,062 2,509,758 679,233 606,450 72,783
Men 187,098 171,172 28,071 16,086,394 14,023,109 2,063,285 466,505 406,670 59,835
Women 170,828 162,072 14,985 7,335,425 6,888,953 446,472 212,727 199,780 12,948
Morris 290,668 273,732 32,714 22,446,659 20,259,786 2,186,873 650,953 587,534 63,419
Men 153,170 142,030 21,106 15,997,491 14,081,849 1,915,642 463,927 408,374 55,554
Women 137,497 131,702 11,608 6,449,168 6,177,937 271,231 187,026 179,160 7,866
Ocean 275,704 257,474 29,337 11,008,474 10,290,251 718,223 319,246 298,417 20,828
Men 139,681 127,203 20,367 6,779,857 6,171,339 608,518 196,616 178,969 17,647
Women 136,023 130,271 8,970 4,228,617 4,118,912 109,705 122,630 119,448 3,181
Passaic 268,445 253,691 26,277 11,319,994 10,743,661 576,333 328,280 311,566 16,714
Men 136,367 127,305 14,563 6,799,123 6,358,317 440,806 197,175 184,391 12,783
Women 132,078 126,385 11,714 4,520,871 4,385,344 135,527 131,105 127,175 3,930
Salem 42,759 39,777 4,643 1,707,117 1,593,453 113,664 49,506 46,210 3,296
Men 22,562 21,064 2,744 1,028,601 932,977 95,623 29,829 27,056 2,773
Women 20,197 18,712 1,900 678,517 660,476 18,041 19,677 19,154 523
Somerset 180,375 169,332 21,528 20,363,947 19,030,530 1,333,416 590,554 551,885 38,669
Men 95,112 88,040 13,508 15,517,462 14,447,730 1,069,733 450,006 418,984 31,022
Women 85,263 81,291 8,020 4,846,484 4,582,800 263,684 140,548 132,901 7,647
Sussex 87,679 81,496 9,920 4,461,212 4,105,676 355,537 129,375 119,065 10,311
Men 44,649 40,186 6,332 2,902,839 2,595,225 307,613 84,182 75,262 8,921
Women 43,030 41,310 3,588 1,558,374 1,510,450 47,923 45,193 43,803 1,390
Union 299,729 282,935 30,392 16,747,369 15,401,492 1,345,877 485,674 446,643 39,030
Men 152,608 141,825 18,257 10,493,400 9,469,457 1,023,943 304,309 274,614 29,694
Women 147,121 141,110 12,136 6,253,969 5,932,036 321,933 181,365 172,029 9,336
Warren 66,936 63,295 6,859 3,452,674 3,192,108 260,566 100,128 92,571 7,556
Men 35,174 32,823 4,116 2,311,050 2,093,959 217,090 67,020 60,725 6,296
Women 31,762 30,471 2,744 1,141,624 1,098,149 43,475 33,107 31,846 1,261
Unknown 61,525 60,432 3,377 3,503,234 3,014,278 488,956 101,594 87,414 14,180
Men 34,294 33,846 2,005 2,637,718 2,165,600 472,118 76,494 62,802 13,691
Women 27,231 26,586 1,372 865,517 848,678 16,838 25,100 24,612 488
All areas d 166,338,000 156,392,000 18,033,000 6,734,851,000 6,248,700,000 486,151,000 195,310,679 181,212,300 14,098,379
Men 86,104,103 80,052,307 10,681,747 4,264,007,896 3,893,331,623 370,676,274 123,656,229 112,906,617 10,749,612
Women 80,233,897 76,339,693 7,351,253 2,470,843,104 2,355,368,377 115,474,726 71,654,450 68,305,683 3,348,767
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
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: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov; Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov.