Dietetic Technicians in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,567
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$9,853
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,692
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
$50,420
Kept after tax
$40,567
Worth in national money
$37,692
State rank
2
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for dietetic technicians is strong here. New York's middle earner gets $50,420, putting the state 2 of 45 — about 33.95% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 363.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $50,420 the take-home is $40,567. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $37,692 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $50,390, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For dietetic technicians, New York sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $50,420, ranking 2 of 45 and running about 33.95% 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.
- In New York's occupational distribution, dietetic technicians sits at 363 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $40,567 for dietetic technicians, from $50,420. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,692. ⚠️ 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 $50,390 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Dietetic Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,420 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,950 |
| This salary | $50,420 |
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 | $40,567 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,692 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,241 |
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 | $47,774 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,548 |
| 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 dietetic technicians in New York earn under $50,420 and half over. The published range runs $35,620 at the tenth percentile to $64,950 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 $40,567, worked from $50,420. 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 363 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 $37,692, the adjusted value of that $50,420 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 363 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for dietetic technicians in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,620 to $64,950; 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 $40,567, on $50,420 for work ranking 363 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 363 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $37,692 — the adjusted value of that $50,420 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 363 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,620 and the top tenth $64,950, 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?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $37,692 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and New York's own levy, $40,567 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,620 to $64,950) 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 $37,692 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 $40,567 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.