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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in New York, NY

The median painting, coating, and decorating workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $72,610 a year, 75% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,630 a month.

10th percentile
$43,670
25th percentile
$47,060
Median percentile
$72,610
75th percentile
$81,170
90th percentile
$81,170

Based on 180 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

$55,555 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,610
Federal income tax−$7,144
Social Security + Medicare−$5,555
New York income tax (approx.)−$4,357
Monthly take-home$4,630
Every two weeks$2,137

Does it go far here?

$64,506Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

All painting, coating, and decorating workers salaries · Take-home pay in New York