Food Batchmakers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,610
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$6,860
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,370
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
$38,470
Kept after tax
$31,610
Worth in national money
$29,370
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is among the lower-paying states for food batchmakers. The middle earner takes $38,470, ranking 34 of 50 states — about 9.03% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in New York, this one sits low: 464 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $38,470, tax leaves $31,610 — and because New York is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $29,370 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $40,530, since top earners drag the number up.
- New York ranks 34 of 50 for food batchmakers, with a median of $38,470 — about 9.03% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Food batchmakers occupies position 464 of 493 in New York's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After tax, $31,610 remains from the New York median of $38,470 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $29,370 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $40,530 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Food Batchmakers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,560 |
| This salary | $38,470 |
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 | $31,610 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,091 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,682 |
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 | $36,628 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,663 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $38,470 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $33,040 and the ninetieth is $53,560 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $31,610 take-home in New York comes from $38,470. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 464 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 $29,370, the adjusted value of that $38,470 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 464 of 493 in the state.
- The New York median of $38,470 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $33,040 to $53,560. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $31,610, from $38,470, assumes a single New York filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 464 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $29,370 — the adjusted value of that $38,470 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 464 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 $40,530, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $33,040 at the bottom tenth to $53,560 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $29,370 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $31,610.
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 $40,530. 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 ($33,040 to $53,560) 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 $29,370 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 $31,610 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.