Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,671
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$13,909
20.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,939
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
$66,580
Kept after tax
$52,671
Worth in national money
$48,939
State rank
4
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. New York's middle earner gets $66,580, putting the state 4 of 49 — about 17.36% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 249 among 493 occupations New York publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $66,580 the take-home is $52,671. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $48,939 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $71,500, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For community and social service specialists, all other, New York sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $66,580, ranking 4 of 49 and running about 17.36% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 249 of 493 in New York places community and social service specialists, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $52,671 for community and social service specialists, all other, from $66,580. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $48,939. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $71,500 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $66,580 |
| Top tenth earn over | $95,590 |
| This salary | $66,580 |
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 | $52,671 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $55,669 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,349 |
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 | $62,838 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,107 |
| 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 community and social service specialists, all other in New York earn under $66,580 and half over. The published range runs $50,520 at the tenth percentile to $95,590 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New York's $52,671, worked from $66,580. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 249 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $48,939, the adjusted value of that $66,580 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 249 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for community and social service specialists, all other in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,520 to $95,590; 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.
- The New York take-home of $52,671, on $66,580 for work ranking 249 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 249 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $48,939 — the adjusted value of that $66,580 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 249 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 $71,500, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $50,520 and the top tenth $95,590, so most people doing this work in New York sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New York costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $48,939 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New York adds its own income tax on top — which is why $52,671 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $71,500. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,520 to $95,590) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New York rather than a national figure.
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 $48,939 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 $52,671 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.