Pay and cost of living in Orange County, NY
Across the 2 occupations we cover in Orange County, NY, the middle median salary is $37,600 a year. Pay runs from $36,160 for Retail Salespersons up to $39,040 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides, a spread of $2,880. Wages come from the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Orange County, NY has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,659 a month and a two-bedroom $2,131. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $28,045 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $30,877 a year, and every one of the 2 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.