Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ · CBSA 12100
Software Engineer Salary in Atlantic City
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for software engineers in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against New Jersey and the national benchmark.
Software Engineers in Atlantic City earn a median of $121,540 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $80,540–$157,250; the top 10% earn $198,130. That is 9% below the national median and 8% below the New Jersey median. BLS reports 590 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$121,540
-9% vs national
Top 10% earn
$198,130
90th percentile
Employed in metro
590
Reliability Moderate (12.7% RSE)
Software Engineer pay — Atlantic City vs New Jersey vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $66,570 | -17% |
| 25th percentile | $80,540 | -22% |
| Median50th percentile | $121,540 | -9% |
| 75th percentile | $157,250 | -7% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $198,130 | -6% |
| Meanaverage | $126,630 | -12% |
How concentrated software engineers are in Atlantic City
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
0.33
Jobs per 1,000
3.53
Metro rank (pay)
#125 of 381
All engineering roles
$118,300
At a location quotient of 0.33, this occupation is thinner on the ground in Atlantic City than nationally. Pay can still be competitive, but the local employer pool is smaller.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers), Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →