Am I able to claim the $45,000 New Jersey Pension exclusion if I have more than $3,000 in wages in 2018?

[SweetieJean]

What matters to NJ is your total income.  You qualify for the pension exclusion if:

• You (and/or your spouse/civil union partner, if filing jointly) were 62 or older, or disabled as defined by Social Security guidelines on the last day of the tax year (December 31 for calendar year filers); and
• Your total income for the entire year was $100,000 or less. 

https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/njit7.shtml