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Graphic Designers salary in Atlantic City, NJ

Median pay for graphic designers in Atlantic City, NJ: $66,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,710 – $105,780 · about 120 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$16,985 (+34%).

What it's really worth in Atlantic City

With Atlantic City's cost of living at 99 (US=100), that $66,990 has the buying power of about $67,732 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,113 · median home $384,211 · median rent $2,151/mo.

Full Atlantic City cost of living & taxes →

How Atlantic City ranks for this job

On raw pay, Atlantic City, NJ is 10th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Atlantic City's cost of living is applied, it ranks 4th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Atlantic City sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Atlantic City

A median home in Atlantic City, NJ costs $384,211 — about 5.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,151/mo works out at 39% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where graphic designers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Atlantic City.

MetroMedian payvs Atlantic CityRent vs Atlantic City
San Jose, CA $96,260 +44% 1.7×
San Francisco, CA $92,380 +38% 1.5×
Washington, DC $80,100 +20% 1.1×
New York, NY $75,900 +13% 1.6×

Same job elsewhere in NJ

MetroMedian payvs Atlantic CityRent vs Atlantic City
Trenton, NJ $61,670 −8% 1.2×

Staying in NJ keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Other jobs in Atlantic City

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.