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Salaries & Cost of Living in Queens County, NY

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

Jobs listed
69
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians
$61,220
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,729
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
62%
43 of 69

Pay and cost of living in Queens County, NY

Queens 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 Queens 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 $61,073 a year, and 43 of the 69 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 Queens County, NY or against other counties.

All jobs in Queens County, NY, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 69.

Occupations in Queens 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
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$103,990$76,517$2,969
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,800$74,464$2,798
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$100,520$74,284$2,783
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$96,900$71,954$2,589
20Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$93,750$69,927$2,420
21Human Resources Specialists$89,780$67,373$2,207
22Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$83,840$63,526$1,887
23Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,350$63,208$1,860
24Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$81,140$61,775$1,741
25First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$80,760$61,529$1,720
26Electricians$79,020$60,400$1,626
27Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,910$58,384$1,458
28Computer User Support Specialists$75,690$58,241$1,446
29Paralegals and Legal Assistants$75,330$58,008$1,427
30Carpenters$74,300$57,340$1,371
31First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$71,510$55,530$1,220
32Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$65,040$51,334$871
33Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,130$49,986$758
34Construction Laborers$61,270$48,594$642
35Bartenders$61,220$48,557$639
36Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,640$48,123$603
37Bus Drivers, School$59,790$47,486$550
38Self-Enrichment Teachers$59,600$47,344$538
39Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,550$47,307$535
40First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,930$46,843$496
41Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,760$45,967$423
42Billing and Posting Clerks$56,160$44,769$324
43Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,440$41,236$29
44Customer Service Representatives$49,590$39,852−$86
45Nursing Assistants$49,270$39,612−$106
46Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,230$39,582−$109
47First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,690$39,178−$142
48Medical Assistants$48,370$38,938−$162
49Social and Human Service Assistants$47,860$38,557−$194
50Office Clerks, General$47,670$38,415−$206