Jury Pay by State

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Jury duty pay in New Jersey

$5a day to start$40a day later on

$5 a day, plus an additional $35 a day for each consecutive day beyond three days1

Later day figure combines the $5 base and $35 addition.

Your rights as a juror

Job protection
Employers may not penalize, threaten or coerce an employee for jury service. Disorderly persons offense. The employee may sue within 90 days for damages and reinstatement2
Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

  1. N.J.S. 22A:1-1.1 Payment of juror fees, CounselStack (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
  2. N.J.S. 2B:20-17, CounselStack (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.