Human Resources Managers in the Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Human Resources Managers pay in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ at a median of $148,740 per year ($71.51/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $149,280, the metro estimate is same as. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 120 human resources managers are employed across the Atlantic City-Hammonton MSA in SOC 11-3121.

The Atlantic City-Hammonton pay distribution spans from $89,900 at the 10th percentile to $248,660 at the 90th, a 2.8× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $113,580 and the 75th at $183,900, so half of Atlantic City-Hammonton-based human resources managers earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NJ estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.