Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,981
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$8,989
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,290
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
$46,970
Kept after tax
$37,981
Worth in national money
$35,290
State rank
19
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $46,970, ranking 19 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in New York, this one sits low: 402 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $46,970 the take-home is $37,981; in national-average money that behaves like $35,290. The average comes to $49,220, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New York occupies the middle band for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping: a median of $46,970, ranking 19 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping occupies position 402 of 493 in New York's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Take-home for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in New York, on $46,970, is $37,981; deflated by the state's price level, $35,290. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $49,220 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,960 |
| This salary | $46,970 |
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 | $37,981 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,920 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,791 |
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 | $44,556 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,004 |
| 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in New York earn under $46,970 and half over. The published range runs $34,880 at the tenth percentile to $67,960 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $37,981 take-home in New York comes from $46,970. 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 402 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,290 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 402.
- Figures are distribution medians for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,880 to $67,960; 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 $37,981, from $46,970, 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 402 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,290, worked from $46,970, 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 402 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 $49,220, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,880 and the top tenth $67,960, 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 $35,290 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $37,981.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $49,220. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,880 to $67,960) 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 $35,290 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 $37,981 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.