Tree Trimmers and Pruners in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,546
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$12,854
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,035
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
$62,400
Kept after tax
$49,546
Worth in national money
$46,035
State rank
8
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for tree trimmers and pruners. The middle earner takes $62,400, which ranks 8 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 22.45% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Tree trimmers and pruners ranks 273 among 493 occupations New York publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $62,400 the take-home is $49,546. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $46,035 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $63,130, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 8 of 49 states publishing a median for tree trimmers and pruners, at $62,400 — about 22.45% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 273 of 493 in New York places tree trimmers and pruners in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $49,546 for tree trimmers and pruners, from $62,400. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $46,035. ⚠️ 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 $63,130 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,700 |
| This salary | $62,400 |
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 | $49,546 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,318 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,804 |
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 | $58,949 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,438 |
| 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 tree trimmers and pruners in New York earn under $62,400 and half over. The published range runs $41,600 at the tenth percentile to $83,700 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $49,546 take-home in New York comes from $62,400. 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 273 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $46,035 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 273.
- Figures are distribution medians for tree trimmers and pruners in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $41,600 to $83,700; 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.
- Retained pay of $49,546, from $62,400, 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 273 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 8 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $46,035, worked from $62,400, 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 273 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $41,600 at the bottom tenth to $83,700 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $46,035 of national purchasing power.
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 $49,546.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,600 to $83,700) 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 $46,035 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 $49,546 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.