Nurse Practitioners in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$107,652
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$45,858
29.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$100,024
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
$153,510
Kept after tax
$107,652
Worth in national money
$100,024
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for nurse practitioners. The middle earner takes $153,510, which ranks 6 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 16.03% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations New York reports, nurse practitioners comes in at 28 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $153,510 the take-home is $107,652. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $100,024 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $153,900, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 6 of 51 states publishing a median for nurse practitioners, at $153,510 — about 16.03% 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.
- Nurse practitioners ranks 28 of 493 occupations by median in New York, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $107,652 for nurse practitioners, from $153,510. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $100,024. ⚠️ 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 $153,900 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Nurse Practitioners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $112,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $153,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $198,060 |
| This salary | $153,510 |
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 | $107,652 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $116,190 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$19,544 |
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 | $141,018 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$27,786 |
| 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 $153,510. The published range is $112,730 up to $198,060, 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 $107,652, worked from $153,510. 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 28 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $100,024 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 28.
- Reported values are medians; for nurse practitioners in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $112,730 to $198,060. 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 $107,652, on $153,510 for work ranking 28 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 28 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $100,024, worked from $153,510, 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 28 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $112,730 at the bottom tenth to $198,060 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $100,024 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 $107,652.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($112,730 to $198,060) 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 $100,024 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 $107,652 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.