Rehabilitation Counselors in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,723
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$9,237
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,979
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
$47,960
Kept after tax
$38,723
Worth in national money
$35,979
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New York is 26 of 51 states for rehabilitation counselors, with a middle wage of $47,960. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within New York this is lower-paid work. Of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, rehabilitation counselors ranks 388. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $47,960 the take-home is $38,723. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,979 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $52,370, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 26 of 51 for rehabilitation counselors at $47,960. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation New York reports, rehabilitation counselors ranks 388 of 493, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $38,723 for rehabilitation counselors, from $47,960. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,979. ⚠️ 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 $52,370 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Rehabilitation Counselors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,600 |
| This salary | $47,960 |
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 | $38,723 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,716 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,920 |
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 | $45,480 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,160 |
| 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 $47,960. The published range is $37,130 up to $76,600, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,723 take-home in New York comes from $47,960. 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 388 of 493.
- Two cautions on $35,979, the adjusted value of that $47,960 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 388 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for rehabilitation counselors in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,130 to $76,600. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,723, from $47,960, 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 388 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 51 for it.
- This $35,979 adjusted figure, worked from $47,960, 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 388 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 388 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $52,370, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $37,130, the highest tenth $76,600, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $35,979 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and New York's own levy, $38,723 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $52,370. 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 ($37,130) and the ninetieth ($76,600) 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 $35,979 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 $38,723 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.