Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $59K, rent takes 29.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,140/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new life, physical, and social science technicians, all others typically earn — is $44K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,651/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $59K locally vs. $62K nationally, a 5% difference.

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area pays $59K median vs. the U.S. average of $62K — that’s -5%.

The median is $59,260 a year, that works out to about $28 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $44,180, and experienced life, physical, and social science technicians, all others can clear $87,440. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,917/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,140/month, which eats 29.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median life, physical, and social science technicians, all other salary is worth about $59,260 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.