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New York: $1,249/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • 224 sunny days

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep −$1,177/mo versus Chicago.

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$1,249

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−$1,177/mo

−$14,124 a year

Local pay

$111,633

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$9,303
Tax$2,891
Rent$3,018
Other bills$2,145
Left$1,249

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$1,249 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoNew York
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$2,891
  • Rent$3,018
  • Other living costs$2,145
  • Left over$1,249

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$111,633
Federal income tax
−$16,173
Social Security and Medicare
−$8,540
State income tax (NY)
−$5,650
City / county wage tax
−$4,327
Take-home pay
$76,943
Effective tax rate
31.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$3,018
Groceries
$496
Getting around
$347
Healthcare
$558
Utilities and internet
$310
Everything else
$434
Total spending
$5,163

Left over each month

$9,303 gross, minus $2,891 in tax and $5,163 in living costs.

$1,249

County by county

22 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in New York, NY
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Kings CountyNY2.6M13%$1,784$1,798$889,700$78,54842 min
Queens CountyNY2.3M12%$1,915$2,003$699,200$84,96143 min
New York CountyNY1.6M8%$2,132$1,932$1,108,900$104,55331 min
Suffolk CountyNY1.5M8%$2,190$2,236$539,500$128,32932 min
Bronx CountyNY1.4M7%$1,436$1,487$517,000$49,03644 min
Nassau CountyNY1.4M7%$2,195$2,188$658,700$143,40836 min
Westchester CountyNY997k5%$1,876$2,010$638,400$118,41135 min
Bergen CountyNJ955k5%$1,863$1,956$593,200$123,71531 min
Middlesex CountyNJ862k4%$1,810$2,021$439,300$109,02832 min
Essex CountyNJ854k4%$1,459$1,577$494,400$76,71234 min
Hudson CountyNJ710k4%$1,811$1,813$508,600$90,03236 min
Ocean CountyNJ646k3%$1,702$1,686$366,600$86,41131 min
Monmouth CountyNJ644k3%$1,771$1,979$566,500$122,72733 min
Union CountyNJ573k3%$1,664$1,720$488,800$100,11731 min
Passaic CountyNJ518k3%$1,553$1,584$439,400$87,13727 min
Morris CountyNJ510k3%$1,860$2,066$557,000$134,92930 min
Richmond CountyNY493k2%$1,689$1,749$658,500$98,29044 min
Somerset CountyNJ346k2%$1,921$2,030$523,900$135,96032 min
Rockland CountyNY339k2%$1,826$1,819$564,200$110,63130 min
Sussex CountyNJ145k1%$1,503$1,669$342,800$114,31636 min
Hunterdon CountyNJ129k1%$1,707$1,830$498,800$139,45334 min
Putnam CountyNY98k0%$1,824$1,852$448,000$127,40540 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $1,668 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $3,018.

Work from home
12.9% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
78.0% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

72 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

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The place

224 sunny days. July high 85°F. January nights 27°F. 38 min commute. Car optional.

Weather
224 sunny days, 85°F in July, 27°F January nights
Getting around
Car optional
Average commute
38 minutes each way
Size
19.5M people
Buying instead
Median home $587,400. About $3,939/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
New York income tax, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. Sales tax 8.5%, property tax 0.88%.

Fit

Money left over
17
Sun and mild weather
74
Being in a big city
100
Public school districts in New York

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in New York
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
New York City Geographic District #31Staten Island60,1647413.4
New York City Geographic District # 2New York55,34511812.8
New York City Geographic District #24Corona50,0265713.2
New York City Geographic District #20Brooklyn46,2464813.7
Newark Public School DistrictNewark44,1996415.6
New York City Geographic District #10Bronx42,4648212.1
New York City Geographic District #27Ozone Park41,8686313.9
New York City Geographic District #28Jamaica38,1335015
New York City Geographic District #30Long Island City36,6245313.2
New York City Geographic District #25Flushing34,4334613.4
New York City Geographic District #21Brooklyn34,1894013.2
New York City Geographic District #11Bronx32,2636112.8

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How is take-home pay in New York calculated?

New York is in New York, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.88%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in New York?

About $3,018 for a one-bedroom and $3,593 for a two-bedroom in New York, NY.

How do I compare New York with another city?

Put New York next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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