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Jobs in Newark, NJ
244 active postings tracked in Newark, NJ · collapsed to 216 roles.
Newark, NJ Job Market Score
- Pay matches the national median ($143k vs $135k national)
- Few reposted listings (11% appear duplicated)
- Slow inflow of new postings (only 26% from the last 14 days)
Newark, NJ job market overview (May 2026)
The Newark, NJ job market is currently cooling, with signs of slowing hiring activity. Out of 244 active job postings tracked here, 48% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in director and store supervisor / manager, with financial services as the leading sector.
- 48% of postings in Newark, NJ have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 21 new postings have appeared this week — about 9% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 24 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 245+ days.
- 10% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (24 roles).
- 6% of postings list a salary range (15 of 244).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $143k.
- The most active employers right now are Prudential Financial, Amazon, and Domino's Pizza.
What this means for job seekers
- Expect longer response times from employers — many roles sit open for over a month.
- Best opportunities are in director and store supervisor / manager.
- Many employers don't list salary — be ready to ask early.
Newark, NJ job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Newark, NJ.
- 244Active postings
- 21Posted this week
- 118Open 30+ days48% of active
- 24Remote / hybrid10% of active
- 6%List salary15 of 244
- 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
- $143kMedian annual (max)
- —Median hourly (max)
- 24dMedian agep90 245d (long tail)
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Director19
- Store Supervisor / Manager17
- Security Engineering9
- VP9
- Retail Associate8
- Delivery Driver8
Top occupations (SOC)
- Managers, All Other39
- Software Developers20
- Information Security Analysts11
- Chief Executives9
- Management Analysts5
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers4
Top sectors
- Financial Services83
- Retail67
- Transportation & Logistics61
- Food Service / Restaurants40
- Technology27
- Healthcare25
Employment mix
- Unspecified211 · 86%
- Part-time19 · 8%
- Temporary5 · 2%
- Contract4 · 2%
- Full-time3 · 1%
- Intern2 · 1%
Top hiring companies
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Recent postings
- Lead, Infrastructure Security Engineer - CASB and DSPMSecurity Engineering
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer - CASB and DSPMSecurity Engineering
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Senior Actuarial Associate
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Specialist, Vulnerability Management
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Senior Software Engineer× 3 openings
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
most recent posted 4 weeks ago
- Vice President, Security ArchitectureVP
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Director, Reinsurance OperationsDirector
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Director, Experience DesignDirector
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Manager, Treasury - Cash Management & Payments (Hybrid)Finance
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Lead, Machine Learning EngineerML / AI Engineering
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
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- Lead, Application SecurityDevOps / SRE
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Cyber Enabled Fraud Lead
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- Lead, Cyber Defense & Incident Response
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- Finance Transformation P&A Analyst (Hybrid)Data Analyst
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- Lead, Cyber Defense & Response
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- Lead Machine Learning EngineerML / AI Engineering
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
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- Infrastructure Administration Engineer
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Senior Actuarial Associate (PRT Pricing)
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
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