Pay and cost of living in Cape May County, NJ
Across the 3 occupations we cover in Cape May County, NJ, the middle median salary is $34,100 a year. Pay runs from $33,270 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $38,160 for Waiters and Waitresses, a spread of $4,890. Wages come from the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Cape May County, NJ has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,521 a month and a two-bedroom $1,857. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $25,733 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $29,852 a year, and every one of the 3 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Cape May County, NJ
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Cape May County, NJ, set beside the New Jersey and national medians.
Median household income in Cape May County, NJ is $91,128, 12% below the New Jersey median of $103,556 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($18,252) equals 20.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $34,100, is 63% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Cape May County, NJ pay a median of $5,306 a year in real estate taxes, 45% below the New Jersey median of $9,590. With a median home value of $434,600, 4% below the New Jersey median of $454,400, the ratio of the two medians is 1.22% a year.
Renters in Cape May County, NJ pay a median gross rent of $1,360 a month in the Census survey, 21% below the New Jersey median of $1,720. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,521; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Cape May County, NJ who travel to a workplace spend an average of 22.0 minutes each way, 28% below the New Jersey average of 30.5. 12.1% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.