On H1B salary of 83K sufficient in New Jersey for a family of 3

Is a salary of 83K sufficient for a family of 3 (me, spouse and 2 year old) in New Jersey area? I’ve heard NJ is expensive and 100K min is required for survival in NJ.

What would be my in-hand salary in NJ for this amount?

Also, what’s the average salary for a 10 year IT experience (Java architect) guy in NJ?

Java architects are offered between $68K to $103K in NJ. The 100K needed for survival information is incorrect. Federal measures for NJ show a salary of $49K to be sufficient for a family of 3. Just don’t buy a 5 Million dollar home with a $11,000 mortgage per month.

All the best



Dr. Sandeep Shankar, Colorado Heights University, Denver, CO, USA. www.chu.edu; sshankar@chu.edu