How much do Cooks, Fast Food make in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Fast Food, the published 10th percentile is $32,220 and the 90th percentile is $42,860. The difference is $10,640, which is 29.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,520 to the 75th at $42,330, covers $9,810.

The mean annual wage is $36,980, which sits above the median of $36,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ median is 17.7% higher than the national median of $30,890 for Cooks, Fast Food. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,770, which is 19% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.8% higher than the New Jersey median of $32,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 98.857, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Fast Food at $36,770 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Fast Food. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ranks 2nd of 24 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Dover, DE is 43 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 140. That median is 14.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,998, against $36,770 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 52 miles away, with a median of $32,220 and employment of 4,010. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,418, against $36,770 here.
• Salisbury, MD is 94 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 250. That median is 14.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,630, against $36,770 here.