Salaries & Cost of Living in Suffolk County, NY

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

Jobs listed: 180; New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median of medians: $77,785; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $2,285; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 82%; 148 of 180

Pay and cost of living in Suffolk County, NY

Across the 180 occupations we cover in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County, NY has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,285 a month and a two-bedroom $2,689. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $35,557 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $63,584 a year, and 148 of the 180 occupations listed here (82%) 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 Suffolk County, NY, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 180.

Occupations in Suffolk 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	$15,110
2	Financial Managers	$221,010	$151,740	$9,682
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$215,300	$148,334	$9,398
4	Sales Managers	$215,150	$148,244	$9,391
5	Lawyers	$208,880	$144,170	$9,051
6	Marketing Managers	$192,840	$133,255	$8,141
7	Human Resources Managers	$185,100	$127,949	$7,699
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$180,460	$124,768	$7,434
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$170,050	$118,007	$6,871
10	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$167,890	$116,661	$6,759
11	Physician Assistants	$167,650	$116,511	$6,746
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$167,580	$116,467	$6,743
13	Software Developers	$166,830	$116,000	$6,704
14	Nurse Practitioners	$163,340	$113,824	$6,522
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,210	$113,743	$6,515
16	Computer Network Architects	$163,010	$113,618	$6,505
17	Construction Managers	$158,000	$110,494	$6,245
18	General and Operations Managers	$157,000	$109,871	$6,193
19	Administrative Services Managers	$149,990	$105,500	$5,829
20	Pharmacists	$141,320	$100,094	$5,378
21	Information Security Analysts	$140,470	$99,564	$5,334
22	Financial Risk Specialists	$139,670	$99,066	$5,292
23	Data Scientists	$135,980	$96,765	$5,101
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,270	$96,322	$5,064
25	Facilities Managers	$134,010	$95,536	$4,998
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$133,640	$95,306	$4,979
27	Financial Examiners	$133,380	$95,144	$4,966
28	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$130,540	$93,373	$4,818
29	Financial and Investment Analysts	$128,930	$92,369	$4,734
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$128,340	$92,001	$4,704
31	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,090	$91,845	$4,691
32	Flight Attendants	$127,740	$91,627	$4,673
33	Project Management Specialists	$126,660	$90,954	$4,616
34	Management Analysts	$124,390	$89,538	$4,498
35	Registered Nurses	$119,720	$86,627	$4,256
36	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$119,390	$86,421	$4,239
37	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$119,190	$86,296	$4,228
38	Dental Hygienists	$109,720	$80,204	$3,721
39	Producers and Directors	$108,460	$79,393	$3,653
40	Speech-Language Pathologists	$107,860	$79,007	$3,621
41	Physical Therapists	$107,650	$78,872	$3,610
42	Civil Engineers	$107,330	$78,666	$3,592
43	Firefighters	$106,420	$78,081	$3,544
44	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$105,960	$77,785	$3,519
45	Accountants and Auditors	$105,650	$77,585	$3,502
46	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$105,540	$77,514	$3,496
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$103,990	$76,517	$3,413
48	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,360	$76,111	$3,380
49	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$102,730	$75,706	$3,346
50	Editors	$102,120	$75,313	$3,313