There are a number of reasons why your state wages might be higher than your federal wages. Besides the case of premiums paid for health insurance, in New Jersey, HSA contributions are excluded from federal income but not state income, making the state income higher.
Also, there are a number of retirement plan contributions that may be deductible on the federal return that are not deductible in New Jersey (note: the most common one, the 401(k), is deductible on both returns).
As rjs notes, it is not possible for TurboTax to positively identify why the state wage is higher.
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