Salaries & Cost of Living in Richmond County, NY

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 180 occupations in Richmond County, NY.

Jobs listed: 180; New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians: $77,785; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $2,729; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 68%; 122 of 180

Pay and cost of living in Richmond County, NY

Across the 180 occupations we cover in Richmond County, NY, the middle median salary is $77,785 a year. Pay runs from $34,910 for Manicurists and Pedicurists up to $335,270 for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, a spread of $300,360. Wages come from the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Richmond County, NY has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,729 a month and a two-bedroom $2,971. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $40,885 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $63,584 a year, and 122 of the 180 occupations listed here (68%) earn 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.

All jobs in Richmond County, NY, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 180.

Occupations in Richmond County, NY ranked by median salary
#	Occupation	Median salary	Take-home	Left per month
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$335,270	$216,875	$14,666
2	Financial Managers	$221,010	$151,740	$9,238
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$215,300	$148,334	$8,954
4	Sales Managers	$215,150	$148,244	$8,947
5	Lawyers	$208,880	$144,170	$8,607
6	Marketing Managers	$192,840	$133,255	$7,697
7	Human Resources Managers	$185,100	$127,949	$7,255
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$180,460	$124,768	$6,990
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$170,050	$118,007	$6,427
10	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$167,890	$116,661	$6,315
11	Physician Assistants	$167,650	$116,511	$6,302
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$167,580	$116,467	$6,299
13	Software Developers	$166,830	$116,000	$6,260
14	Nurse Practitioners	$163,340	$113,824	$6,078
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,210	$113,743	$6,071
16	Computer Network Architects	$163,010	$113,618	$6,061
17	Construction Managers	$158,000	$110,494	$5,801
18	General and Operations Managers	$157,000	$109,871	$5,749
19	Administrative Services Managers	$149,990	$105,500	$5,385
20	Pharmacists	$141,320	$100,094	$4,934
21	Information Security Analysts	$140,470	$99,564	$4,890
22	Financial Risk Specialists	$139,670	$99,066	$4,848
23	Data Scientists	$135,980	$96,765	$4,657
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,270	$96,322	$4,620
25	Facilities Managers	$134,010	$95,536	$4,554
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$133,640	$95,306	$4,535
27	Financial Examiners	$133,380	$95,144	$4,522
28	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$130,540	$93,373	$4,374
29	Financial and Investment Analysts	$128,930	$92,369	$4,290
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$128,340	$92,001	$4,260
31	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,090	$91,845	$4,247
32	Flight Attendants	$127,740	$91,627	$4,229
33	Project Management Specialists	$126,660	$90,954	$4,172
34	Management Analysts	$124,390	$89,538	$4,054
35	Registered Nurses	$119,720	$86,627	$3,812
36	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$119,390	$86,421	$3,795
37	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$119,190	$86,296	$3,784
38	Dental Hygienists	$109,720	$80,204	$3,277
39	Producers and Directors	$108,460	$79,393	$3,209
40	Speech-Language Pathologists	$107,860	$79,007	$3,177
41	Physical Therapists	$107,650	$78,872	$3,166
42	Civil Engineers	$107,330	$78,666	$3,148
43	Firefighters	$106,420	$78,081	$3,100
44	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$105,960	$77,785	$3,075
45	Accountants and Auditors	$105,650	$77,585	$3,058
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$105,540	$77,514	$3,052
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$103,990	$76,517	$2,969
48	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,360	$76,111	$2,936
49	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$102,730	$75,706	$2,902
50	Editors	$102,120	$75,313	$2,869