Dental Laboratory Technicians in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,096
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$10,364
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,113
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
$52,460
Kept after tax
$42,096
Worth in national money
$39,113
State rank
11
of 46 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 $52,460, ranking 11 of 46 states and sitting about 5.74% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 354.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $52,460 the take-home is $42,096; in national-average money that behaves like $39,113. The average comes to $57,290, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New York's median for dental laboratory technicians is $52,460, about 5.74% above the national figure and 11 of 46 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, dental laboratory technicians sits at 354 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.
- Take-home for dental laboratory technicians in New York, on $52,460, is $42,096; deflated by the state's price level, $39,113. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $57,290 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dental Laboratory Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,010 |
| This salary | $52,460 |
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 | $42,096 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,332 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,507 |
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 | $49,677 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,870 |
| 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 dental laboratory technicians in New York earn under $52,460 and half over. The published range runs $38,580 at the tenth percentile to $76,010 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 $42,096, worked from $52,460. 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 354 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,113 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 354.
- Figures are distribution medians for dental laboratory technicians in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,580 to $76,010; 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 $42,096, on $52,460 for work ranking 354 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 354 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,113, worked from $52,460, 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 354 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $57,290, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,580 at the tenth percentile, $76,010 at the ninetieth.
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 $39,113 rather than its face figure.
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 $42,096.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 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 $57,290. 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 ($38,580 to $76,010) 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 $39,113 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 $42,096 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.