Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,876
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$11,294
20.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,697
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
$56,170
Kept after tax
$44,876
Worth in national money
$41,697
State rank
11
of 45 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 $56,170, which ranks 11 of 45 states with published figures. That is about 12.54% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 334.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $56,170 the take-home is $44,876; in national-average money that behaves like $41,697. The average comes to $60,200, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New York ranks 11 of 45 states publishing a median for miscellaneous construction and related workers, at $56,170 — about 12.54% 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, miscellaneous construction and related workers sits at 334 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.
- Take-home for miscellaneous construction and related workers in New York, on $56,170, is $44,876; deflated by the state's price level, $41,697. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $60,200 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,160 |
| This salary | $56,170 |
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 | $44,876 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,313 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,991 |
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 | $53,138 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,455 |
| 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 $56,170. The published range is $39,940 up to $99,160, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New York the take-home figure of $44,876, from $56,170, 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 334 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,697 uses one figure for the whole of New York. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 334.
- Reported values are medians; for miscellaneous construction and related workers in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,940 to $99,160. 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 $44,876 from $56,170. 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 334 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,697, worked from $56,170, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New York address, on work sitting at 334 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 $60,200, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $39,940 at the bottom tenth to $99,160 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $41,697 of national purchasing power.
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, $44,876 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $60,200. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($39,940) and the ninetieth ($99,160) 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 $41,697 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 $44,876 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.