SOC 31-2022 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro

Physical Therapist Aides Salary in Atlantic City, NJ

The average salary for physical therapist aides in Atlantic City, New Jersey is $38,050 a year ($18.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,180: half of the 50 people in this job in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,430).

$38,050average per year

$18.29 / hourMedian $33,180Take-home ≈ $32,139

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2New Jersey metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Physical Therapist Aides pay range in Atlantic City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,260 or more. The middle half of physical therapist aides in Atlantic City earn between $32,220 and $36,230.

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,050$3,171$18.29
Median$33,180$2,765$15.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,220$2,685$15.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,230$3,019$17.42

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

Physical Therapist Aides pay in Atlantic City vs. New Jersey and the U.S.

Physical therapist aides in Atlantic City earn 5% more than the New Jersey average ($36,330) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($36,430). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $35,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Atlantic City$38,050$33,180$32,220$65,26050
New Jersey$36,330$34,430$32,220$44,3502,230
United States$36,430$35,240$25,360$47,78048,150

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Physical Therapist Aides salary after taxes in Atlantic City

On the average salary of $38,050, a single filer in Atlantic City takes home about $32,139 a year, or $2,678 a month and $1,236 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 physical therapist aides? 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 $38,050 buys what about $38,490 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlantic City ($47,520). A typical home costs $384,211, or 10.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Therapist Aides 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 Physical Therapist Aides salaries in New Jersey

Highest-paying cities for physical therapist aides

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,940).

Physical Therapist Aides salary by city

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Physical Therapist Aides salary in Atlantic City: questions

How much do physical therapist aides make an hour in Atlantic City?

$18.29 an hour on average, and $15.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level physical therapist aides salary in Atlantic City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the physical therapist aides take-home pay in Atlantic City?

About $32,139 a year ($2,678 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,050. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

Do physical therapist aides earn more in Atlantic City than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,430).

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 31-2022; area Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (12100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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