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Writers and Authors salary in Atlantic City, NJ

The median writers and authors in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ earns $60,700 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,993 a month.

10th percentile
$36,480
25th percentile
$37,490
Median percentile
$60,700
75th percentile
$74,040
90th percentile
$96,750

Based on 50 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

$47,917 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,700
Federal income tax−$5,104
Social Security + Medicare−$4,644
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,035
Monthly take-home$3,993
Every two weeks$1,843

Does it go far here?

$61,402Median pay in Atlantic City, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.9 vs 100).
34%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 writers and authors salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey