SOC 43-5111 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in New York, NY

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in New York, New York is $51,440 a year ($24.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,350: half of the 2,240 people in this job in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$51,440average per year

$24.73 / hourMedian $47,350Take-home ≈ $41,288

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $71K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,240people in this job
+8%vs U.S. average
#2 of 7New York metros
113cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in New York

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,740 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in New York earn between $39,530 and $60,470.

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $71K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,440$4,287$24.73
Median$47,350$3,946$22.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,530$3,294$19.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,470$5,039$29.07

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in New York vs. New York State and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in New York earn 5% more than the New York State average ($49,220) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
New York$51,440$47,350$36,240$70,7402,240
New York State$49,220$46,970$34,880$67,9602,240
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in New York

On the average salary of $51,440, a single filer in New York takes home about $41,288 a year, or $3,441 a month and $1,588 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NJ$42,218$3,518
Working in NY$41,288$3,441

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is New York a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the New York area are 13% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 112.6), so the average $51,440 buys what about $45,699 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in New York ($61,430). A typical home costs $727,625, or 14.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other New York cities

New York ranks 2nd of 7 New York metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($52,010).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in New York

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in New York: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in New York?

$24.73 an hour on average, and $22.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in New York?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in New York?

About $41,288 a year ($3,441 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,440. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in New York than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5111; area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (35620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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