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Salary vs. Cost of Living in New York

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 10 counties and 69 occupations in New York.

Counties
10
NY, listed here
Occupations
69
with published wages
Median of medians
$61,220
per year, before tax
Population covered
12,843,248
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across New York

We track 69 occupations in 10 counties of New York. The middle median salary across all of those county-job combinations is $61,220 a year. Pick a county to see how its jobs pay after taxes and after rent, food and energy.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $2,285 a month in Suffolk County, NY to $2,729 in Kings County, NY. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Kings County, NY has the highest median-of-medians pay at $61,220. Suffolk County, NY has the largest share of occupations (81%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.

Counties in New York, largest first

Showing 1–10 of 10.

Counties in New York with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Kings County, NY2,631,58069$61,220$2,729/mo62%
Queens County, NY2,323,05269$61,220$2,729/mo62%
New York County, NY1,629,47769$61,220$2,729/mo62%
Suffolk County, NY1,530,14669$61,220$2,285/mo81%
Bronx County, NY1,404,77969$61,220$2,729/mo62%
Nassau County, NY1,389,59169$61,220$2,285/mo81%
Westchester County, NY999,67768$60,930$2,729/mo62%
Richmond County, NY494,95668$60,930$2,729/mo62%
Rockland County, NY341,88368$60,930$2,729/mo62%
Putnam County, NY98,10768$60,930$2,729/mo62%