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title: "Elevator Mechanic Programs in New Jersey: Pay & Tuition"
canonical: https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/elevator-mechanic/new-jersey/
description: "Elevator Mechanic pay in New Jersey: BLS average $138,440 (all experience levels), median $137,920, bottom 10% $89,410. 2 listed programs."
updated: 2026-11-03
wage_source: "BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15"
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# Elevator Mechanic programs in *New Jersey*

2 listed elevator mechanic programs in New Jersey, plus BLS pay data for the state and 2 metro areas.

- **$138,440** Average pay (state, all experience levels)
- **$89,410** Entry-level / bottom 10%
- **$137,920** Median pay (state)
- **$173,530** Top 10% earn over

800 jobs in New Jersey · 2 listed programs. Average = BLS mean across all experience levels, not starting pay. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.

Cities with listed programs

- [Aberdeen 1](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/elevator-mechanic/new-jersey/aberdeen/)
- [Raritan 1](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/elevator-mechanic/new-jersey/raritan/)

BLS wage data

## Elevator Mechanic pay in New Jersey

Annual wages from the BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.

| Area | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Mean | Employed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New Jersey | $89,410 | $125,040 | $137,920 | $167,130 | $173,530 | $138,440 | 800 |
| United States | $59,270 | $79,290 | $109,910 | $135,720 | $158,890 | $109,820 | 23,790 |
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15.

### Metro areas

| Area | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Mean | Employed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $82,950 | $112,100 | $136,000 | $165,350 | $171,860 | $134,710 | 3,270 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $80,040 | $104,100 | $132,640 | $154,400 | $159,860 | $126,140 | 540 |
Metropolitan area estimates, BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15. Only areas BLS published are shown.

Programs

## Listed programs in New Jersey

Every elevator mechanic program we matched in New Jersey. Schools with published tuition are listed first.

| Program / provider | Location | Type | Graduates 2023-24 | Tuition | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| East Coast Elevator, LLC | Raritan, NJ | Registered apprenticeship sponsor | n/a | Contact program | DOL Office of Apprenticeship |
| Jersey Elevator, LLC. | Aberdeen, NJ | Registered apprenticeship sponsor | n/a | Contact program | DOL Office of Apprenticeship |
Schools: NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code; “Graduates 2023-24” is the number of first-major certificates or associate degrees the school awarded in that program from July 2023 to June 2024 (IPEDS). Tuition: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (updated 2026-10-15), matched by IPEDS unit ID; it is the published figure, not a quote. Apprenticeship sponsors: DOL Office of Apprenticeship partner file (retrieved 2026-10-29); apprenticeships are typically paid, so no tuition is listed — contact the program.

### Browse by city

- [Aberdeen 1](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/elevator-mechanic/new-jersey/aberdeen/)
- [Raritan 1](https://highpayingtrades.com/trades/elevator-mechanic/new-jersey/raritan/)

Related resources

## Keep researching

[**Registered apprenticeship sponsors in New Jersey** Every DOL-registered sponsor in the state, all trades. · RegisteredTradeSchools.com](https://registeredtradeschools.com/apprenticeships/nj/) [**Military-to-trades career guides** How service skills map to civilian trade apprenticeships. · MilitaryToTrades.com](https://militarytotrades.com/)

## Sources

- **Wages:** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15 ([news release USDL-26-0725](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ocwage_05152026.htm); [data tables](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm)). Cross-checked against the BLS Public Data API on 2026-11-03.
- **Occupation:** O\*NET OnLine, [47-4021.00 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers](https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/47-4021.00), retrieved 2026-11-03 (CC BY 4.0).
- **Apprenticeship sponsors:** U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship: partner sponsors file, retrieved 2026-10-29 ([Partner Finder](https://www.apprenticeship.gov/partner-finder)).
- **Schools & graduates:** U.S. Department of Education, NCES IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024\_A) and Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), award year 2023-24, matched by 6-digit CIP code ([completions file](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/data/C2024_A.zip); [CIP-SOC crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/Files/CIP2020_SOC2018_Crosswalk.xlsx)).
- **Tuition:** U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts: Institution + Field of Study), data updated 2026-10-15, matched by IPEDS unit ID ([source](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/)).

Program listings are matched from public files by occupation code or organization name; they are not endorsements and we have not visited or tested any program. Confirm schedules, entry requirements and costs with the program. Compiled by the HighPayingTrades team; last refreshed 2026-11-03.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates, released 2026-05-15 (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ocwage_05152026.htm). Programs: NCES IPEDS 2023-24 completions; DOL Office of Apprenticeship. Tuition: College Scorecard.
