Paycheck Atlas

Cooks, All Other salary in New York

The median cooks, all other in New York earns $43,000 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,846 a month.

10th percentile
$36,430
25th percentile
$37,730
Median percentile
$43,000
75th percentile
$48,360
90th percentile
$57,760

Based on 1,090 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$34,151 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,000
Federal income tax−$2,980
Social Security + Medicare−$3,290
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,580
Monthly take-home$2,846
Every two weeks$1,313

Does it go far here?

$39,844Median pay in New York is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.9 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,621 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,040
Anesthesiologists$445,660
Radiologists$441,580
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$414,290
Surgeons, All Other$410,410
Dermatologists$374,010
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$360,050
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$348,800

All cooks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New York