New Jersey Gas Tax
New Jersey’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 49.2¢ a gallon, the 7th-highest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 67.6¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up New Jersey’s 67.6¢
| New Jersey state excise tax | 10.5¢ |
|---|---|
| Other New Jersey taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 38.7¢ |
| Total New Jersey state tax | 49.2¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 67.6¢ |
Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax - requires quarterly adjustment. As of June 30, 2026: $0.3860/gal for gasoline, $0.4260/gal for diesel fuel. Spill Compensation and Control Act: $0.0230/bbl ($0.0005/gal) on all petroleum products.
A small excise and a gross receipts tax that follows a revenue target
New Jersey’s per-gallon motor fuels tax is only 10.5¢ for gasoline, one of the lowest excise rates in the country. Most of the state’s tax is the petroleum products gross receipts tax (PPGRT), which a 2016 law turned into a per-gallon charge and raised by 23 cents. The same law ties the PPGRT to a revenue target for the Transportation Trust Fund. Each year the State Treasurer and the Legislature’s budget officer compare expected fuel sales with the target and set a new rate: it goes up when projected revenue falls short and down when it runs ahead.
The most recent change took effect January 1, 2026. The PPGRT on gasoline rose from 34.4 cents to 38.6 cents a gallon, because the target rose to $2.115 billion and fuel use was projected to fall 1 percent. That brought the combined state tax on gasoline to 49.1 cents. A spill compensation fee adds a small amount on all petroleum products.
The EIA’s July 2026 (revised August 2026) table puts the state total at 49.2¢, the 7th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. The 51-jurisdiction average is 33.8¢. For New Jersey pump prices, see New Jersey gas prices.
Sources: current rates and rankings are from the EIA motor fuel tax table in our database; other facts are from the sources listed here.
Where New Jersey Stands Among Neighbors
Of the 3 states that border New Jersey, only 1 of 3 has a higher state total in the EIA's July 2026 table. That state is Pennsylvania, at 58.7¢ (EIA table, July 2026), the highest among the bordering states, and New Jersey's total is 9.6¢ below it. Delaware, at 23.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026), has the lowest total among them. New Jersey's total is 26.2¢ (EIA table, July 2026) above Delaware's and 25.0¢ above New York's 24.2¢.
Nationally, 6 jurisdictions carry a higher state total than New Jersey's 49.2¢ (EIA table, July 2026), and 44 carry a lower one. The table's highest total is 73.6¢ (EIA table, July 2026) in California, and its lowest is 9.0¢ in Alaska. New Jersey's total is 15.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) above the 33.8¢ average for the 50 states and D.C.
Within the 49.2¢ (EIA table, July 2026), the excise tax is 10.5¢, or 21% of the state total. The other state taxes and fees on gasoline come to 38.7¢ (EIA table, July 2026). Adding the federal tax of 18.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) gives 67.6¢ in combined tax, and the state's part of that combined figure is 73%.
The EIA's July 2026 table lists state taxes of general application, leaving out county and local taxes, and it shows no local option gasoline taxes for New Jersey.
How much of a gallon in New Jersey is tax
New Jersey gasoline is estimated at $4.16 a gallon. Against that, the 67.6¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 16.2% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is this week’s US Gas Gauge estimate from EIA regional prices (EIA publishes no weekly average for New Jersey).
New Jersey vs. the other 50 states
New Jersey’s state gas tax of 49.2¢ is 15.4¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — it is the 7th-highest.
Neighboring states' gas tax
| State | State tax | vs. New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania gas tax | 58.7¢ | +9.6¢ |
| New York gas tax | 24.2¢ | −25.0¢ |
| Delaware gas tax | 23.0¢ | −26.2¢ |
New Jersey gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in New Jersey?
- 49.2¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 67.6¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does New Jersey's gas tax compare to other states?
- The 7th-highest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in New Jersey?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in New Jersey, the same as in every other state.
- Does New Jersey charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag New Jersey as allowing local option taxes.
Related to New Jersey gas tax
EIA, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes” (July 2026 (revised August 2026)); how these figures are built.
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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “New Jersey Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/new-jersey. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.