SOC 17-2071 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro

Electrical Engineers Salary in Atlantic City, NJ

The average salary for electrical engineers in Atlantic City, New Jersey is $123,860 a year ($59.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $126,800: half of the 40 people in this job in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($125,905).

$123,860average per year

$59.55 / hourMedian $126,800Take-home ≈ $90,224

  • $86K10th
  • $102K25th
  • $127KMedian
  • $132K75th
  • $171K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2New Jersey metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Electrical Engineers pay range in Atlantic City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $85,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $170,930 or more. The middle half of electrical engineers in Atlantic City earn between $102,490 and $131,600.

  • $86K10th
  • $102K25th
  • $127KMedian
  • $132K75th
  • $171K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$123,860$10,322$59.55
Median$126,800$10,567$60.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$102,490$8,541$49.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$131,600$10,967$63.27

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Electrical Engineers salary after taxes in Atlantic City

On the average salary of $123,860, a single filer in Atlantic City takes home about $90,224 a year, or $7,519 a month and $3,470 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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Is Atlantic City a good place for electrical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlantic City area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.9), so the average $123,860 buys what about $125,292 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlantic City ($47,520). A typical home costs $384,211, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electrical Engineers salary in other New Jersey cities

Atlantic City ranks 1st of 2 New Jersey metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

  • Atlantic City$123,860
  • Trenton$118,950

All Electrical Engineers salaries in New Jersey

Highest-paying cities for electrical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($189,370).

Electrical Engineers salary by city

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Electrical Engineers salary in Atlantic City: questions

How much do electrical engineers make an hour in Atlantic City?

$59.55 an hour on average, and $60.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level electrical engineers salary in Atlantic City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $85,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $102,490, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the electrical engineers take-home pay in Atlantic City?

About $90,224 a year ($7,519 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $123,860. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

Do electrical engineers earn more in Atlantic City than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($125,905).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-2071; area Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (12100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.17, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.17).

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