Recruiter salary in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, NY

Pay in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie against New York and the US

The middle half of recruiters in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie earns $61,460–$100,710. The top tenth earns $128,840 or more, 2.5 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.7 times. The mean ($84,470) is 9% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $39,250 wide, against $53,120 across New York and $40,770 nationally: employers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $16,380 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $22,870, or about $29,510 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, and the New York statewide median of $84,380 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie

At the $77,840 median, a local hire costs about $100,439 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,599 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie

Of the 17 roles we track in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($88,900) and marketing specialists ($76,300). Project Coordinator is the highest at $102,650.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #5 of the 17 roles we track in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie (+2.5%), between virtual receptionists (+3.7%) and e-commerce order specialists (+2.1%). The typical role here is at +0.7%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 4.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, 5.0% across New York and 5.8% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in New York

Across the 16 areas of New York with data for this job, the median runs from $68,170 in Glens Falls to $89,780 in New York-Newark, a gap of $21,610 a year. Of the 5 areas in New York with more recruiters than Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, 4 pay less, the largest of them Albany-Schenectady, NY ($77,000), Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ($74,510) and Rochester, NY ($76,590).

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie is #121 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside New York, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee and Warner Robins pay just above Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie and Ann Arbor and Fairbanks-College just below. All four are within $80 a year of the median in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, one pays more.

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