Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,732
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$9,908
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,846
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
$50,640
Kept after tax
$40,732
Worth in national money
$37,846
State rank
18
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New York is 18 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $50,640. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 361.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $50,640 the take-home is $40,732. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $37,846 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $52,570, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 18 of 49 for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics at $50,640. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In New York's occupational distribution, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics sits at 361 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 $40,732 for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics, from $50,640. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,846. ⚠️ 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 $52,570 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,020 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,650 |
| This salary | $50,640 |
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 | $40,732 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,869 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,270 |
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 | $47,980 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,583 |
| 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in New York earn under $50,640 and half over. The published range runs $36,020 at the tenth percentile to $67,650 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New York the take-home figure of $40,732, from $50,640, 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 361 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $37,846, the adjusted value of that $50,640 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New York. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 361 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,020 to $67,650; 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.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,732 from $50,640. 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 361 of 493 locally.
- This $37,846 adjusted figure, worked from $50,640, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 361 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 361 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $52,570 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,020 and the top tenth $67,650, so most people doing this work in New York sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $37,846 — 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 $40,732.
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.
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 $52,570. 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 ($36,020 to $67,650) 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 $37,846 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 $40,732 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.