How much do Orthotists and Prosthetists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Orthotists and Prosthetists, the published 10th percentile is $60,200 and the 90th percentile is $134,550. The difference is $74,350, which is 69.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $74,400 to the 75th at $131,190, covers $56,790.

The mean annual wage is $102,410, which sits below the median of $107,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 32.6% higher than the national median of $81,110 for Orthotists and Prosthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,520, which is 17.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20% higher than the New York median of $89,610.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthotists and Prosthetists at $95,520 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Orthotists and Prosthetists. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 1st of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $93,600 and employment of 200. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,269, against $95,520 here.
• Springfield, MA is 114 miles away, with a median of $82,970 and employment of 30. That median is 22.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,372, against $95,520 here.
• Worcester, MA is 146 miles away, with a median of $84,930 and employment of 30. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,840, against $95,520 here.

Employment share

Orthotists and Prosthetists accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (320 of 9,492,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (9,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.