First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in New York

A protective helmet, radio and safety vest at an emergency response station.

May 2025 wages · tax year 2026

You keep

$69,764

after federal, FICA and New York tax

Tax takes

$23,166

24.9% of the whole

Worth, in national money

$64,820

New York costs more than average

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

$92,930

Kept after tax

$69,764

Worth in national money

$64,820

State rank

2

of 50 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 $92,930, ranking 2 of 50 states and sitting about 21.64% above the national middle.
  • Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 140.
  • The wage here flatters the reality. From $92,930 the take-home is $69,764. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $64,820 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $85,280, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
  • New York's median for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other is $92,930, about 21.64% above the national figure and 2 of 50 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, first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other sits at 140 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 $69,764 for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other, from $92,930. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $64,820. ⚠️ 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 $85,280 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.

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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

The state median for this job

50thpercentile, roughly
Lowest tenth earn under$47,160
Half earn under$92,930
Top tenth earn over$110,430
This salary$92,930

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

Compare with
+$4,443take-home per year in Texas
Take-home in New York$69,764
Take-home in Texas$74,206
Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity+$11,543

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

Moving to
$0now · $92,930$76,985
$76,985in Texas, for the same life
To match take-home only$86,615
You could take a cut of−$15,945
Prices in Texas97 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 $92,930. The published range is $47,160 up to $110,430, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
  • One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New York's $69,764, worked from $92,930. 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 140 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 $64,820, the adjusted value of that $92,930 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 140 of 493 in the state.
  • Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,160 to $110,430. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
  • The New York take-home of $69,764, on $92,930 for work ranking 140 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 140 of 493 in the state.
  • Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $64,820 — the adjusted value of that $92,930 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 140 of 493 locally.

Questions people ask

Is this the average pay for the job?

Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $85,280 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.

How much does pay for this job actually vary?

Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,160 and the top tenth $110,430, 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?

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 $64,820 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.

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, $69,764 remains.

Why is this job missing from some states?

The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 $85,280. 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 ($47,160 to $110,430) 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 $64,820 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 $69,764 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.