Physicians, All Other in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$163,132
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$79,368
32.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$151,573
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
$242,500
Kept after tax
$163,132
Worth in national money
$151,573
State rank
37
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is among the lower-paying states for physicians, all other. The middle earner takes $242,500, ranking 37 of 50 states — about 8.81% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within New York this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, physicians, all other ranks 3 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $242,500, tax leaves $163,132 — and because New York is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $151,573 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $256,500, since top earners drag the number up.
- New York ranks 37 of 50 for physicians, all other, with a median of $242,500 — about 8.81% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation New York publishes a median for, physicians, all other sits 3 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After tax, $163,132 remains from the New York median of $242,500 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $151,573 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $256,500 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $86,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $242,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $414,440 |
| This salary | $242,500 |
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 | $163,132 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $178,258 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$31,867 |
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 | $219,459 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$44,694 |
| 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 $242,500. The published range is $86,250 up to $414,440, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $163,132 take-home in New York comes from $242,500. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 3 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 $151,573, the adjusted value of that $242,500 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 3 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for physicians, all other in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $86,250 to $414,440. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $163,132, from $242,500, assumes a single New York filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 3 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $151,573 — the adjusted value of that $242,500 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 3 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 $256,500 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $86,250 and the top tenth $414,440 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $151,573 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 $163,132.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $256,500. 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 ($86,250) and the ninetieth ($414,440) 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 $151,573 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 $163,132 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.