Radiation Therapists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,004
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$36,616
28.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$86,414
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
$129,620
Kept after tax
$93,004
Worth in national money
$86,414
State rank
3
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for radiation therapists is strong here. New York's middle earner gets $129,620, putting the state 3 of 46 — about 23.08% ahead of the national figure.
- Within New York this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, radiation therapists ranks 48 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $129,620 the take-home is $93,004. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $86,414 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $129,690, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For radiation therapists, New York sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $129,620, ranking 3 of 46 and running about 23.08% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation New York publishes a median for, radiation therapists sits 48 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $93,004 for radiation therapists, from $129,620. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $86,414. ⚠️ 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 $129,690 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Radiation Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $88,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $129,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $163,580 |
| This salary | $129,620 |
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 | $93,004 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $99,861 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,350 |
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 | $119,651 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$22,807 |
| 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 $129,620. The published range is $88,590 up to $163,580, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $93,004 take-home in New York comes from $129,620. 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 48 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $86,414 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 48.
- Reported values are medians; for radiation therapists in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $88,590 to $163,580. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $93,004, from $129,620, 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 48 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 3 of 46 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $86,414, worked from $129,620, 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 48 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $88,590 and the top tenth $163,580, 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?
The number and the value are different things. New York costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $86,414 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 $93,004.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($88,590 to $163,580) 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 $86,414 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 $93,004 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.