Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,432
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$9,808
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,567
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$50,240
Kept after tax
$40,432
Worth in national money
$37,567
State rank
10
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New York pays this job a middle wage of $50,240, ranking 10 of 45 states and sitting about 5.48% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 364.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $50,240, tax leaves $40,432 — and because New York is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $37,567 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $54,740, since top earners drag the number up.
- New York's median for automotive glass installers and repairers is $50,240, about 5.48% above the national figure and 10 of 45 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In New York's occupational distribution, automotive glass installers and repairers sits at 364 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $40,432 remains from the New York median of $50,240 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $37,567 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $54,740 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,160 |
| This salary | $50,240 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New York | $40,432 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,548 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,218 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,607 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,520 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of automotive glass installers and repairers in New York earn under $50,240 and half over. The published range runs $40,340 at the tenth percentile to $77,160 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New York the take-home figure of $40,432, from $50,240, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 364 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,567 uses one figure for the whole of New York. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 364.
- Figures are distribution medians for automotive glass installers and repairers in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,340 to $77,160; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,432 from $50,240. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 364 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,567, worked from $50,240, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New York address, on work sitting at 364 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $54,740, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $40,340 at the bottom tenth to $77,160 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New York run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $37,567 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New York then takes its own share, leaving $40,432.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $54,740. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($40,340) and the ninetieth ($77,160) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $37,567 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,432 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.