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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Atlantic City, NJ

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ earns $37,280 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,523 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$32,220
Median percentile
$37,280
75th percentile
$43,120
90th percentile
$47,640

Based on 1,890 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

$30,270 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,280
Federal income tax−$2,294
Social Security + Medicare−$2,852
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,864
Monthly take-home$2,523
Every two weeks$1,164

Does it go far here?

$37,711Median pay in Atlantic City, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.9 vs 100).
54%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey