2019 New Jersey Payroll Tax Rates
Abacus Payroll and Alloy Silverstein present a a summary of all the payroll tax changes that New Jersey employers or business owners need to know for the 2019 calendar year.
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New Jersey Minimum wage
The effective rate per hour for 2019 is $8.85 (effective 01/01/19).
The new effective rate per hour for 2019 is $10.00 (effective 07/01/19). Click to read more on New Jersey’s minimum wage increase.
New Jersey Gross Income Tax
The withholding tax rates for 2019 reflect graduated rates from 1.5% to 11.8%. The 11.8% tax rate applies to individuals with taxable income over $5,000,000.
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New Jersey Unemployment Tax
The wage base increases to $34,400 for 2019. The employee withholding rate will decrease to 0.675%. The maximum unemployment tax withheld from wages will be $232.20 (SUI- $173.72, SDI $58.48). The base week for 2019 will increase to $172.
| Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2019 | Employee % breakdown |
| Unemployment insurance | 0.3825% |
| Disability insurance | 0.1700% |
| Family leave insurance | 0.0800% |
| Workforce development | 0.0425% |
| Total | 0.675% |
New Jersey Paid Sick Leave
New Jersey’s earned sick leave affects almost every NJ employer. Law states for every 30 hours worked, 1 hour of sick time is earned up to a maximum of 40 hours per year effective October 29, 2018. Please contact us for the specifics regarding this new law.
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New Jersey Electronic Funds Transfer Program (EFT)
New Jersey taxpayers with a prior year tax liability of $10,000 or more are required to make tax payments by EFT. Once the taxpayer is required to make EFT deposits applying the threshold, all future payroll and business tax deposits must be made through EFT, regardless if the threshold is met each year after. Business taxpayers required to use EFT, and failing to do so, may be subject to severe penalties.
Please contact us is you have any questions or need help completing a Business Enrollment Application. You may also call 1-800-555-3453 (Federal) or 609-984-9830 (New Jersey) for assistance.
New Hire Reporting Requirements
All employers in the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania are required to report basic information about employees who are newly hired, rehired and returning to work after separation of employment or leave of absence, temporary employees, and contracted entities. Employers must report this information within 20 days via the internet at www.nj-newhire.com. Failure to report a new employee could result in a fine up to $25 per violation. New employers should receive instruction booklets upon registration with the state. Basic employee information which must be provided:
(1) Employee’s name
(2) Employee’s address
(3) Employee’s social security number
(4) Employee’s date of hire and birth
(5) Employer’s name and address and
(6) Employer’s federal identification number.
For further information contact us or call the State of New Jersey at 1-877-654-4737 (1-877-NJ HIRES).
2019 Wage Tax Rate Summary for New Jersey
View more rates on our Federal Payroll Tax Update page.
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|
2019 Current Year |
2018 Prior Year |
|
| Minimum Wage | $8.85 (1/1/2019) $10.00 (7/1/2019) |
$8.60 |
| Unemployment | ||
| Maximum taxable earnings | $34,400 | $33,700 |
| Employee deduction | 0.425% | 0.425% |
| Disability | ||
| Maximum taxable earnings | $34,400 | $33,700 |
| Employee deduction | 0.17% | 0.19% |
| Paid family leave insurance | ||
| Maximum taxable earnings | $34,400 | $33,700 |
| Employee deduction | 0.08% | 0.09% |
| Employer deduction | None | None |
