Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $236,200. The second highest-paying jobs are those of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates, with an average salary of $227,550.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$236,200	$63,170	240
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$227,550	$74,940	40
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$168,730	$79,090	60
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,790	$117,190	270
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,160	$111,020	640
6	Sales Managers	$147,400	$70,940	210
7	Financial Managers	$139,250	$95,960	370
8	Aerospace Engineers	$137,500	$77,330	30
9	Engineers, All Other	$134,100	$62,420	200
10	Purchasing Managers	$133,120	$86,360	80
11	Lawyers	$133,050	$80,140	430
12	Physician Assistants	$132,510	$100,320	70
13	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$131,740	$71,620	300
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$130,050	$95,050	30
15	Pharmacists	$130,010	$97,470	260
16	Human Resources Managers	$129,900	$84,430	90
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$129,760	$98,530	120
18	Marketing Managers	$129,600	$91,850	180
19	All Other Managers	$128,960	$81,520	570
20	Construction Managers	$128,010	$83,260	340
21	Computer Network Architects	$126,720	$85,570	140
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$126,370	$99,180	320
23	Nurse Practitioners	$125,940	$96,170	190
24	Administrative Services Managers	$119,510	$75,450	240
25	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$117,390	$76,690	100
26	General and Operations Managers	$117,120	$62,300	1,230
27	Medical and Health Services Managers	$112,970	$81,130	510
28	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$112,550	$79,720	70
29	Power Plant Operators	$109,800	$78,550	30
30	Software Developers	$106,590	$66,980	440
31	Chemists	$106,400	$57,840	40
32	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$106,400	$98,010	60
33	Industrial Production Managers	$106,350	$52,760	70
34	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$104,860	$73,140	50
35	Veterinarians	$102,640	$74,980	50
36	Other Physical Scientists	$102,480	$82,290	40
37	Facilities Managers	$101,540	$74,060	120
38	Operations Research Analysts	$99,810	$38,900	50
39	Chiropractors	$99,220	$56,110	30
40	Project Management Specialists	$98,870	$55,280	200
41	Gaming Managers	$98,680	$78,100	90
42	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$98,530	$52,960	50
43	Computer Programmers	$98,360	$63,590	170
44	Physical Therapists	$98,090	$71,850	150
45	Electrical Engineers	$97,550	$65,830	70
46	Information Security Analysts	$97,410	$59,440	40
47	Environmental Engineers	$96,900	$62,690	50
48	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$96,900	$47,520	230
49	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$96,730	$55,420	120
50	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$96,360	$49,350	100
51	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$95,520	$59,080	40
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,420	$62,560	160
53	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$94,320	$57,570	30
54	Labor Relations Specialists	$94,270	$57,690	180
55	Occupational Therapists	$92,270	$38,710	80
56	Dental Hygienists	$91,570	$79,790	150
57	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$91,060	$49,940	810
58	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$89,500	$48,880	50
59	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$87,560	$55,440	430
60	Management Analysts	$87,360	$61,270	150
61	Registered Nurses	$86,240	$70,970	2,710
62	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$85,900	$48,730	40
63	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$84,840	$59,610	70
64	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,090	$52,000	190
65	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$82,790	$65,970	50
66	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$82,290	$58,340	50
67	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,270	$64,810	110
68	Firefighters	$82,130	$56,940	270
69	Logisticians	$82,120	$52,750	50
70	Personal Financial Advisors	$81,550	$47,030	110
71	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$80,390	$47,600	280
72	Instructional Coordinators	$80,300	$39,780	90
73	Accountants and Auditors	$80,130	$54,500	670
74	Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,090	$58,860	90
75	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$80,080	$56,300	200
76	Construction and Building Inspectors	$79,790	$48,140	190
77	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,450	$57,850	770
78	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$79,390	$46,020	70
79	Civil Engineers	$79,040	$60,280	200
80	Industrial Engineers	$78,670	$61,900	30
81	Respiratory Therapists	$78,650	$60,110	80
82	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,630	$55,400	1,250
83	Lodging Managers	$78,500	$55,190	60
84	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$77,680	$48,340	70
85	Social and Community Service Managers	$77,640	$56,690	160
86	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,210	$50,500	390
87	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,080	$59,510	1,150
88	Technical Writers	$76,900	$52,630	30
89	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$76,640	$54,140	250
90	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$76,340	$45,960	180
91	School Psychologists	$76,210	$60,540	70
92	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,720	$53,340	160
93	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$75,480	$48,930	230
94	Real Estate Brokers	$75,190	$51,360	40
95	Marriage and Family Therapists	$75,180	$60,440	180
96	Property, Real Estate Managers	$75,100	$47,120	170
97	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$75,000	$59,550	40
98	Financial Analysts	$74,740	$51,860	110
99	Other Business Operations Specialists	$74,200	$49,530	1,070
100	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$74,200	$59,010	370

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,850
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,540
3	Marketing Managers	$131,580
4	Financial Managers	$131,200
5	Nurse Practitioners	$130,470
6	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$130,210
7	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$129,900
8	Engineers, All Other	$129,420
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$129,190
10	Construction Managers	$128,000

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$199,530
2	General Pediatricians	$193,710
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$192,270
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$165,490
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,080
6	Construction Managers	$145,270
7	Marketing Managers	$142,910
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,030
9	Purchasing Managers	$130,760
10	Human Resources Managers	$130,390

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$195,350
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$191,360
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$184,890
4	Optometrists	$146,630
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,420
6	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$132,140
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,130
8	Human Resources Managers	$128,740
9	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$127,080
10	Construction Managers	$126,380

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