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Jobs in Newark, NJ
250 active postings tracked in Newark, NJ · collapsed to 218 roles.
Newark, NJ Job Market Score
- Pay matches the national median ($131k vs $135k national)
- Few reposted listings (13% appear duplicated)
- Slow inflow of new postings (only 27% 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 250 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.
- 26 new postings have appeared this week — about 10% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 24 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 296+ days.
- 10% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (26 roles).
- 6% of postings list a salary range (14 of 250).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $131k.
- 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.
- 250Active postings
- 26Posted this week
- 119Open 30+ days48% of active
- 26Remote / hybrid10% of active
- 6%List salary14 of 250
- 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
- $131kMedian annual (max)
- —Median hourly (max)
- 24dMedian agep90 296d (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 Services82
- Retail70
- Transportation & Logistics65
- Food Service / Restaurants40
- Technology27
- Healthcare25
Employment mix
- Unspecified217 · 87%
- Part-time19 · 8%
- Temporary5 · 2%
- Contract4 · 2%
- Full-time3 · 1%
- Intern2 · 1%
Top hiring companies
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Recent postings
- Director, Cyber Defense & Response - Data SecurityDirector
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Senior Cloud EngineerDevOps / SRE
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Senior ML Ops EngineerDevOps / SRE
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Lead, Infrastructure Security Engineer - ZScalerSecurity Engineering
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Infrastructure Developer - API Center for EnablementDevOps / SRE
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Senior Infrastructure Developer - API Center for EnablementDevOps / SRE
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Lead, Tech Risk Management
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Director, Identity and Access Management Tech LeadDirector
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Manager, TreasuryFinance
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 4 weeks ago
- Lead, Software Engineer
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
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- Senior Actuarial Associate (Hybrid)
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
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- Specialist, Cyber Defense & Response
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- Corporate Development Vice PresidentVP
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- Associate Actuary (Hybrid)
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
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- Lead, Offensive Security EngineerSecurity Engineering
Prudential Financial · Newark, NJ · pru.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
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