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Salaries & Cost of Living in Putnam County, NY

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 68 occupations in Putnam County, NY.

Jobs listed
68
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians
$60,930
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,729
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
62%
42 of 68

Pay and cost of living in Putnam County, NY

Putnam County, NY is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ labor market, and this page summarizes 68 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $60,930 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 Putnam County, NY has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,729 a month and a two-bedroom $2,971. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $40,885 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $60,846 a year, and 42 of the 68 occupations listed here (62%) 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 Putnam County, NY or against other counties.

All jobs in Putnam County, NY, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 68.

Occupations in Putnam County, NY ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$221,010$151,740$9,238
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$215,300$148,334$8,954
3Sales Managers$215,150$148,244$8,947
4Lawyers$208,880$144,170$8,607
5Marketing Managers$192,840$133,255$7,697
6Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$167,890$116,661$6,315
7Medical and Health Services Managers$167,580$116,467$6,299
8Software Developers$166,830$116,000$6,260
9General and Operations Managers$157,000$109,871$5,749
10Financial and Investment Analysts$128,930$92,369$4,290
11Project Management Specialists$126,660$90,954$4,172
12Management Analysts$124,390$89,538$4,054
13Registered Nurses$119,720$86,627$3,812
14Accountants and Auditors$105,650$77,585$3,058
15Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$105,540$77,514$3,052
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,800$74,464$2,798
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$100,520$74,284$2,783
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$96,900$71,954$2,589
19Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$93,750$69,927$2,420
20Human Resources Specialists$89,780$67,373$2,207
21Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$83,840$63,526$1,887
22Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,350$63,208$1,860
23Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$81,140$61,775$1,741
24First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$80,760$61,529$1,720
25Electricians$79,020$60,400$1,626
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,910$58,384$1,458
27Computer User Support Specialists$75,690$58,241$1,446
28Paralegals and Legal Assistants$75,330$58,008$1,427
29Carpenters$74,300$57,340$1,371
30First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$71,510$55,530$1,220
31Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$65,040$51,334$871
32Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,130$49,986$758
33Construction Laborers$61,270$48,594$642
34Bartenders$61,220$48,557$639
35Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,640$48,123$603
36Bus Drivers, School$59,790$47,486$550
37Self-Enrichment Teachers$59,600$47,344$538
38Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,550$47,307$535
39First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,930$46,843$496
40Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,760$45,967$423
41Billing and Posting Clerks$56,160$44,769$324
42Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,440$41,236$29
43Customer Service Representatives$49,590$39,852−$86
44Nursing Assistants$49,270$39,612−$106
45Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,230$39,582−$109
46First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,690$39,178−$142
47Medical Assistants$48,370$38,938−$162
48Social and Human Service Assistants$47,860$38,557−$194
49Office Clerks, General$47,670$38,415−$206
50Waiters and Waitresses$47,610$38,370−$210