New Jersey 2021 Tax Rates

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2021 New Jersey Taxes

Withholding Requirements

  • Register as an employer on the New Jersey Employment Development website

  • Employee's Withholding Tax Exemption Certificate

    : NJ-W4

  • Withholding Method

    : Formula

  • Supplemental Rate

    : Add to regular wages for current or preceding payroll period, compute tax on total, and subtract tax withheld from regular wages

Local Taxes

New Jersey State Unemployment Insurance (SUI)

  • New Jersey Wage Base

    : $36,200 for 2021

  • New Jersey SUI Rates range from

    : 0.4% to 5.4% for 2021

  • New Jersey new employer rate

    : 1.1 to 2.8% for 2021
  • New Jersey new employer rate includes: 0.3825% Unemployment Compensation Fund and 0.0425% Workforce Development Fund for 2021

New Jersey State Disability Insurance (SDI)

  • New Jersey SDI wage base

    : $35,300 for 2021

  • New Jersey SDI Rate

    : 0.26%

Family Leave Insurance (FLI)

  • New Jersey FLI wage base

    : $135,900 for 2021
  • New Jersey FLI: 0.16 for 2021

New Jersey State Labor Laws

  • New Jersey Minimum Wage

    : $12.00 per hour effective

  • New Jersey Termination Pay

    :
    • Employee is fired — next regular payday
    • Employee quits — next regular payday

New Jersey New Hire Reporting

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New Jersey Reciprocal States

  • Pennsylvania
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