Electricians salary in Atlantic City, NJ

Median pay for electricians in Atlantic City, NJ: $62,400/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,800 – $113,680 · about 610 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($60,730) by +$1,670 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Atlantic City

With Atlantic City's cost of living at 99 (US=100), that $62,400 has the buying power of about $63,091 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,113 · median home $384,211 · median rent $2,151/mo.

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How Atlantic City ranks for this job

On raw pay, Atlantic City, NJ is 78th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Atlantic City's cost of living is applied, it ranks 97th.

The headline number flatters Atlantic City. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, electricians here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Atlantic City

A median home in Atlantic City, NJ costs $384,211 — about 6.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,151/mo works out at 41% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where electricians earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Atlantic City.

Metro	Median pay	vs Atlantic City	Rent vs Atlantic City
Kennewick, WA	$103,240	+65%	0.8×
Honolulu, HI	$102,280	+64%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$98,970	+59%	1.7×
Chicago, IL	$98,790	+58%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in NJ

Metro	Median pay	vs Atlantic City	Rent vs Atlantic City
Trenton, NJ	$80,360	+29%	1.2×

Staying in NJ keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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