Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,038
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$11,682
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,776
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
$57,720
Kept after tax
$46,038
Worth in national money
$42,776
State rank
14
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. New York's middle earner gets $57,720, putting the state 14 of 45 — about 11% ahead of the national figure.
- Against other work in New York, this sits in the middle: 325 of 493 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $57,720 the take-home is $46,038. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $42,776 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $56,820, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For recreational vehicle service technicians, New York sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $57,720, ranking 14 of 45 and running about 11% 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.
- Recreational vehicle service technicians ranks 325 of 493 occupations in New York by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $46,038 for recreational vehicle service technicians, from $57,720. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $42,776. ⚠️ 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 $56,820 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,400 |
| This salary | $57,720 |
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 | $46,038 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,558 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,194 |
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 | $54,584 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,700 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $57,720 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,490 and the ninetieth is $76,400 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $46,038 take-home in New York comes from $57,720. 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 325 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $42,776 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 325.
- The New York median of $57,720 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,490 to $76,400. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $46,038, from $57,720, 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 325 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 14 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $42,776, worked from $57,720, 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 325 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $46,490 and the top tenth $76,400, 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 $42,776 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New York adds its own income tax on top — which is why $46,038 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 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 ($46,490 to $76,400) 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 $42,776 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 $46,038 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.