Data Scientists Salary in Atlantic City, NJ

Data Scientists pay range in Atlantic City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $158,170 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Atlantic City earn between $63,920 and $143,320.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Data Scientists pay in Atlantic City vs. New Jersey and the U.S.

Data scientists in Atlantic City earn 25% less than the New Jersey average ($138,590) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($126,800). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $120,230.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Atlantic City

On the average salary of $103,380, a single filer in Atlantic City takes home about $77,162 a year, or $6,430 a month and $2,968 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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Is Atlantic City a good place for data scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlantic City area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.9), so the average $103,380 buys what about $104,575 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlantic City ($47,520). A typical home costs $384,211, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other New Jersey cities

Atlantic City ranks 2nd of 2 New Jersey metro areas for this job; Trenton pays the most ($136,890).

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Highest-paying cities for data scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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• Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,080 a year
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators$99,780 a year
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