How much do Tree Trimmers and Pruners make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Tree Trimmers and Pruners, the published 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th percentile is $85,460. The difference is $43,860, which is 67.3% 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 $52,830 to the 75th at $80,700, covers $27,870.

The mean annual wage is $66,840, which sits above the median of $65,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 27.8% higher than the national median of $50,960 for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,861, which is 13.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% higher than the New York median of $62,400.

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 $65,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tree Trimmers and Pruners at $57,861 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 5th of 19 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).).

• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 42 miles away, with a median of $70,550. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,018, against $57,861 here.
• Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $49,750. That median is 23.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,217, against $57,861 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $56,900. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,001, against $57,861 here.