H-1B salaries in Atlantic, NJ

Based on 132 certified H-1B filings in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$95,000
Middle 50%$77.4k–$118.4k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $122,699
Filings132FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $484,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$69,826
25th$77,412
50th (median)$95,000
75th$118,432
90th$184,937

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $92,856 (57 filings) FY2021: median $86,174 (51 filings) FY2022: median $100,506 (51 filings) FY2023: median $110,550 (74 filings) FY2024: median $96,381 (72 filings) FY2025: median $102,648 (70 filings) FY2026: median $89,867 (62 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 57 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 74 filings FY23 FY2024: 72 filings FY24 FY2025: 70 filings FY25 FY2026: 62 filings FY26 74
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$92,856$78,998$103,20057
FY2021$86,174$77,071$104,41851
FY2022$100,506$89,023$150,00051
FY2023$110,550$85,932$159,18274
FY2024$96,381$75,747$134,40072
FY2025$102,648$77,125$133,60070
FY2026$89,867$79,685$110,00862

Cost of living

Atlantic's median H-1B salary of $95,000 is worth about $96,100 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,567Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,899Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)98.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$96,100Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNJ: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$103,00032
Data Scientist$88,99211