Firefighters pay range in Atlantic City
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,080 or more. The middle half of firefighters in Atlantic City earn between $53,830 and $94,290.
- $39K10th
- $54K25th
- $81KMedian
- $94K75th
- $125K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $76,850 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Median | $80,560 | $6,713 | $38.73 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $53,830 | $4,486 | $25.88 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $94,290 | $7,858 | $45.33 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Firefighters salary after taxes in Atlantic City
On the average salary of $76,850, a single filer in Atlantic City takes home about $60,189 a year, or $5,016 a month and $2,315 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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.
Is Atlantic City a good place for firefighters? 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 $76,850 buys what about $77,739 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlantic City ($47,520). A typical home costs $384,211, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Firefighters salary in other New Jersey cities
Atlantic City ranks 2nd of 3 New Jersey metro areas for this job; Trenton pays the most ($79,950).
Highest-paying cities for firefighters
Bakersfield, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($199,490).
- Bakersfield, CA$199,490
- San Jose, CA$134,270
- San Francisco, CA$110,590
- Los Angeles, CA$108,860
- Seattle, WA$100,450
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Firefighters salary in Atlantic City: questions
How much do firefighters make an hour in Atlantic City?
$36.95 an hour on average, and $38.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level firefighters salary in Atlantic City?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $53,830, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the firefighters take-home pay in Atlantic City?
About $60,189 a year ($5,016 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,850. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.
Do firefighters earn more in Atlantic City than elsewhere?
The average here is 16% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,977).
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 33-2011; area Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (12100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
- 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 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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