Skip to main content
County Paycheck

Salaries & Cost of Living in Nassau County, NY

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 69 occupations in Nassau County, NY.

Jobs listed
69
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians
$61,220
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,285
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
81%
56 of 69

Pay and cost of living in Nassau County, NY

Nassau County, NY is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ labor market, and this page summarizes 69 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $61,220 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $221,010, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $35,420.

A one-bedroom apartment in Nassau County, NY has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,285 a month and a two-bedroom $2,689. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $35,557 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $61,073 a year, and 56 of the 69 occupations listed here (81%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Nassau County, NY or against other counties.

All jobs in Nassau County, NY, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 69.

Occupations in Nassau County, NY ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$221,010$151,740$9,682
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$215,300$148,334$9,398
3Sales Managers$215,150$148,244$9,391
4Lawyers$208,880$144,170$9,051
5Marketing Managers$192,840$133,255$8,141
6Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$167,890$116,661$6,759
7Medical and Health Services Managers$167,580$116,467$6,743
8Software Developers$166,830$116,000$6,704
9General and Operations Managers$157,000$109,871$6,193
10Financial and Investment Analysts$128,930$92,369$4,734
11Project Management Specialists$126,660$90,954$4,616
12Management Analysts$124,390$89,538$4,498
13Registered Nurses$119,720$86,627$4,256
14Accountants and Auditors$105,650$77,585$3,502
15Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$105,540$77,514$3,496
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$103,990$76,517$3,413
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,800$74,464$3,242
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$100,520$74,284$3,227
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$96,900$71,954$3,033
20Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$93,750$69,927$2,864
21Human Resources Specialists$89,780$67,373$2,651
22Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$83,840$63,526$2,331
23Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,350$63,208$2,304
24Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$81,140$61,775$2,185
25First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$80,760$61,529$2,164
26Electricians$79,020$60,400$2,070
27Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,910$58,384$1,902
28Computer User Support Specialists$75,690$58,241$1,890
29Paralegals and Legal Assistants$75,330$58,008$1,871
30Carpenters$74,300$57,340$1,815
31First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$71,510$55,530$1,664
32Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$65,040$51,334$1,315
33Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,130$49,986$1,202
34Construction Laborers$61,270$48,594$1,086
35Bartenders$61,220$48,557$1,083
36Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,640$48,123$1,047
37Bus Drivers, School$59,790$47,486$994
38Self-Enrichment Teachers$59,600$47,344$982
39Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,550$47,307$979
40First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,930$46,843$940
41Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,760$45,967$867
42Billing and Posting Clerks$56,160$44,769$768
43Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,440$41,236$473
44Customer Service Representatives$49,590$39,852$358
45Nursing Assistants$49,270$39,612$338
46Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,230$39,582$335
47First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,690$39,178$302
48Medical Assistants$48,370$38,938$282
49Social and Human Service Assistants$47,860$38,557$250
50Office Clerks, General$47,670$38,415$238