Dental Salaries in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Dentist: a median of $170,760 a year ($82.10 an hour) in BLS's May 2025 estimate. BLS rates the Atlantic City dentist wage estimate at ±12.7%. Treat the Atlantic City dentist figure as a rough signal, not a market rate.

Dental Hygienist: a median of $101,180 a year ($48.65 an hour). That is $5,860 below the New Jersey dental hygienist median of $107,040 and $3,080 above the national median of $98,100. It ranks 1st of the 3 New Jersey metro areas where BLS publishes a dental hygienist median.

Dental Assistant: a median of $48,810 a year ($23.46 an hour). That is $580 below the New Jersey dental assistant median of $49,390 and $740 above the national median of $48,070. It ranks 2nd of the 3 New Jersey metro areas where BLS publishes a dental assistant median.

Dentist: the middle half of Atlantic City dentists earn $134,630 to $231,730. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $72,940. The top tenth earn over $342,800. The gap between the two is $269,860.

Dental Hygienist: the middle half of Atlantic City dental hygienists earn $98,160 to $105,250. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $96,750 (against $94,260 statewide and $74,880 nationally). The top tenth earn over $107,400 (against $117,730 statewide and $126,050 nationally). The gap between the two is $10,650.

Dental Assistant: the middle half of Atlantic City dental assistants earn $44,520 to $59,730. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $39,860 (against $38,660 statewide and $37,130 nationally). The top tenth earn over $61,940 (against $64,200 statewide and $62,250 nationally). The gap between the two is $22,080.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the Atlantic City metro's 2024 price level at 98.9 (U.S. = 100), so prices overall run 1.1% below the national average, and housing costs (index 98.7) run 1.3% below. New Jersey as a whole sits at 108.8.

Converted to national average prices:

• Dentist: $170,760 here buys about what $172,730 buys at national average prices (low-reliability estimate).
• Dental Hygienist: $101,180 here buys about what $102,350 buys at national average prices — $4,250 above the national median of $98,100.
• Dental Assistant: $48,810 here buys about what $49,370 buys at national average prices — $1,300 above the national median of $48,070.

Dentists: about 100 jobs in the metro, or 0.576 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dentists hold a 28% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.72).

Dental Hygienists: about 230 jobs in the metro, or 1.337 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental hygienists hold a 7% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.93).

Dental Assistants: about 270 jobs in the metro, or 1.579 per 1,000 jobs of all kinds. Dental assistants hold a 37% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.63).

The closest metro areas with their own salary page and a published median for each role (distance between metro centers, up to 250 miles).

Dentist: Vineland (21 mi) pays $169,280, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (52 mi) pays $163,390 and Trenton (69 mi) pays $216,750.

Dental Hygienist: Vineland (21 mi) pays $99,160, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (52 mi) pays $100,820 and Trenton (69 mi) pays $100,920. Atlantic City's $101,180 is above all 3.

Dental Assistant: Vineland (21 mi) pays $48,790, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (52 mi) pays $49,570 and Trenton (69 mi) pays $57,400. Atlantic City's $48,810 is below 2 of the 3.