Cost of hiring in the Central East New York nonmetro area

Median pay by role in the Central East New York nonmetro area

The employer pays more than the wage: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², so a $46,650 median for administrative assistants, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $60,194 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

the Central East New York nonmetro area against the US

The Central East New York nonmetro area pays above the US median for 2 of the 17 roles, most of all for customer support specialists (+3.7%) and virtual receptionists (+2.2%), and below it for 12, furthest for marketing specialists (-16.9%). For project coordinators, e-commerce order specialists and data entry specialists it is within 1% of the US figure. The middle gap across all 17 is -3.8%: for most of these roles, hiring costs less here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for project coordinators, #81 of 518 areas by median pay; its lowest is for paralegals, #297 of 506.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, the Central East New York nonmetro area has more executive assistants (5.3% of these jobs here, against 2.9% nationally) and HR assistants (1.0% against 0.6%), and fewer sales development representatives (3.4% against 7.9%) and project coordinators (3.5% against 6.7%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Kenosha, WI is nearest, at -3.8%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, sales development representatives in the Central East New York nonmetro area span $37,910–$135,740, the widest band (3.6×); medical administrative assistants the narrowest, $36,070–$49,500. Offers cluster nearer the median than nationally for 15 of 17 roles, paralegals most ($44,740–$101,500 across the US). Budget from the median for sales development representatives, payroll specialists, marketing specialists and 3 more roles: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($79,860 against a $67,010 median for sales development representatives).

the Central East New York nonmetro area against New York

Against New York as a whole, the Central East New York nonmetro area pays less for every one of the 17 roles with a statewide figure. It comes closest for customer support specialists (-3.3%) and is furthest below for marketing specialists (-33.6%). Its best rank within New York is #2 of 16 areas, for customer support specialists.

Other areas in New York

By jobs in these roles, the Central East New York nonmetro area is #8 of 16 areas in New York. The table shows the areas closest to it in size, from Rochester to Ithaca.

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