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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Atlantic City, NJ

The median chefs and head cooks in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ earns $75,740 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,861 a month.

10th percentile
$50,500
25th percentile
$62,300
Median percentile
$75,740
75th percentile
$95,350
90th percentile
$95,530

Based on 900 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,326 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,740
Federal income tax−$7,833
Social Security + Medicare−$5,794
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,787
Monthly take-home$4,861
Every two weeks$2,243

Does it go far here?

$76,616Median pay in Atlantic City, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,373 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlantic City, NJ

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,660
Financial Managers$157,800
Lawyers$133,730
Managers, All Other$132,330
General and Operations Managers$131,810
Medical and Health Services Managers$128,840
Software Developers$126,670
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$100,290

All chefs and head cooks salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey