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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in New York

The median packers and packagers, hand in New York earns $37,260 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,490 a month.

10th percentile
$32,830
25th percentile
$34,230
Median percentile
$37,260
75th percentile
$43,360
90th percentile
$47,720

Based on 14,830 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

$29,883 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,260
Federal income tax−$2,291
Social Security + Medicare−$2,850
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,236
Monthly take-home$2,490
Every two weeks$1,149

Does it go far here?

$34,525Median pay in New York is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.9 vs 100).
65%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 packers and packagers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in New York