SOC 17-3029 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Atlantic City, NJ

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Atlantic City, New Jersey is $97,780 a year ($47.01 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $89,710: half of the 30 people in this job in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$97,780average per year

$47.01 / hourMedian $89,710Take-home ≈ $73,580

  • $65K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $90KMedian
  • $110K75th
  • $142K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
+21%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2New Jersey metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Atlantic City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $141,920 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Atlantic City earn between $78,410 and $109,680.

  • $65K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $90KMedian
  • $110K75th
  • $142K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$97,780$8,148$47.01
Median$89,710$7,476$43.13
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,410$6,534$37.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$109,680$9,140$52.73

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

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Atlantic City

On the average salary of $97,780, a single filer in Atlantic City takes home about $73,580 a year, or $6,132 a month and $2,830 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? 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 $97,780 buys what about $98,911 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlantic City ($47,520). A typical home costs $384,211, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 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.

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in New Jersey

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Atlantic City: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Atlantic City?

$47.01 an hour on average, and $43.13 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Atlantic City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Atlantic City?

About $73,580 a year ($6,132 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $97,780. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Atlantic City than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

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 17-3029; area Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (12100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.8%.
  • 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 0.49, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.49).

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