Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

Product / project manager · New York, NY

Product / project manager in New York: $2,035/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in New York at $126,660 a year. About 68,910 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $77,350 and the 90th is $206,180. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,035 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 236 miles away, at $3,494 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$2,035

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,660

$77,350 to $206,180

Rent (1 bd)

$3,018

$3,593 (2 bd)

Employment

68,910

Location quotient 1.06

Pay rank

6th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $126,660.

  • Taxes$3,357
  • Rent$3,018
  • Other$2,145
  • Left$2,035

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$126,660
Federal income tax
−$19,132
Social Security and Medicare
−$9,689
State income tax (NY)
−$6,551
City / county wage tax
−$4,909
Take-home pay
$86,377
Effective tax rate
31.8%

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

After tax and rent

$2,035 left/mo

Rank every metro for a product / project manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $3,494/mo.

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Questions

What does a product / project manager make in New York?

$126,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 68,910 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in New York?

$2,035 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?

Washington, about 236 miles away, leaves $3,494 a month, more than New York.

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