Emergency Medical Technicians in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,053
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$9,347
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,286
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
$48,400
Kept after tax
$39,053
Worth in national money
$36,286
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $48,400, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 8.84% above the national middle.
- Against 493 occupations New York publishes, this job lands at 380. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $48,400 the take-home is $39,053; in national-average money that behaves like $36,286. The average comes to $52,870, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New York ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for emergency medical technicians, at $48,400 — about 8.84% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within New York, this work ranks 380 of 493 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Take-home for emergency medical technicians in New York, on $48,400, is $39,053; deflated by the state's price level, $36,286. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $52,870 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Emergency Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $69,210 |
| This salary | $48,400 |
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 | $39,053 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,069 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,978 |
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 | $45,890 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,229 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New York earn less than $48,400. The published range is $39,890 up to $69,210, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New York the take-home figure of $39,053, from $48,400, 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 380 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,286, the adjusted value of that $48,400 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 380 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for emergency medical technicians in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,890 to $69,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,053 from $48,400. 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 380 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $36,286 — the adjusted value of that $48,400 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 380 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 $52,870, 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 $39,890 and the top tenth $69,210, 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 $36,286 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 $39,053.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $52,870. 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 ($39,890 to $69,210) 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 $36,286 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 $39,053 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.