How much do Tapers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Tapers, the published 10th percentile is $60,860 and the 90th percentile is $111,560. The difference is $50,700, which is 62.6% 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 $68,270 to the 75th at $106,300, covers $38,030.

The mean annual wage is $87,150, which sits above the median of $81,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 18.6% higher than the national median of $68,270 for Tapers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,960, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% higher than the New York median of $77,790.

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 $81,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tapers at $71,960 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tapers. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 93 miles away, with a median of $59,740 and employment of 40. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,143, against $71,960 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $95,010 and employment of 50. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,644, against $71,960 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 189 miles away, with a median of $70,810 and employment of 400. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,404, against $71,960 here.