2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Salem, NH vs Livingston, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Livingston, is 94% more than it is in Salem and is 61% above the National Average.
- Salem unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Livingston unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Salem, NHLivingston, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,490  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$176,991$69,021
 Family Median Income$109,733  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Salem, NHLivingston, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock2.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock46.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Salem, NHLivingston, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.5%13.1%
Reviews for Salem    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The cost of living is not bad, but the rents are high, and so are the tax's. Crime is very low and what crime does exist is usually perpertrated by non-residents and out  More

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Reviews for Livingston    2 Reviews

Livingston's demographic composition is not correct as shown here. Livingston's largest communities are Jewish, Catholic, Asian-Indian, Chinese and Korean. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

i would like to see teachers  More

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