Manicurists and Pedicurists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,755
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$5,905
17.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,717
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
$34,660
Kept after tax
$28,755
Worth in national money
$26,717
State rank
35
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. New York pays manicurists and pedicurists a middle wage of $34,660, 35 of 49 states and about 3.08% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within New York this is lower-paid work. Of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, manicurists and pedicurists ranks 492. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $34,660, tax leaves $28,755 — and because New York is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $26,717 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $35,280, since top earners drag the number up.
- New York's $34,660 median for manicurists and pedicurists places it 35 of 49 states, about 3.08% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation New York reports, manicurists and pedicurists ranks 492 of 493, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After tax, $28,755 remains from the New York median of $34,660 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $26,717 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $35,280 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Manicurists and Pedicurists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,660 |
| Top tenth earn over | $35,730 |
| This salary | $34,660 |
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 | $28,755 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,029 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,185 |
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 | $33,074 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,061 |
| 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 manicurists and pedicurists in New York earn under $34,660 and half over. The published range runs $32,240 at the tenth percentile to $35,730 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 $28,755, worked from $34,660. 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 492 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 $26,717, the adjusted value of that $34,660 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 492 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for manicurists and pedicurists in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,240 to $35,730; 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 $28,755, on $34,660 for work ranking 492 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 492 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $26,717 — the adjusted value of that $34,660 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 492 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $32,240 at the tenth percentile, $35,730 at the ninetieth.
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 $26,717 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 $28,755.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,240 to $35,730) 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 $26,717 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 $28,755 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.