Healthcare Social Workers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,886
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$16,184
22.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,855
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
$73,070
Kept after tax
$56,886
Worth in national money
$52,855
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for healthcare social workers. The middle earner takes $73,070, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 7.65% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 225.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $73,070 the take-home is $56,886. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $52,855 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $75,170, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for healthcare social workers, at $73,070 — about 7.65% 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.
- In New York's occupational distribution, healthcare social workers sits at 225 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 $56,886 for healthcare social workers, from $73,070. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $52,855. ⚠️ 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 $75,170 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Healthcare Social Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $73,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,730 |
| This salary | $73,070 |
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 | $56,886 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,235 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,131 |
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 | $68,310 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,860 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $73,070 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,750 and the ninetieth is $103,730 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New York's $56,886, worked from $73,070. 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 225 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 $52,855, the adjusted value of that $73,070 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 225 of 493 in the state.
- The New York median of $73,070 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,750 to $103,730. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The New York take-home of $56,886, on $73,070 for work ranking 225 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 225 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $52,855 — the adjusted value of that $73,070 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 225 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $47,750 at the bottom tenth to $103,730 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $52,855 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 $56,886.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($47,750) and the ninetieth ($103,730) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $52,855 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 $56,886 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.