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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NY

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn a median $123,210 a year — 13% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $89,251 take-home, or $7,438 a month.

Median salary
$123,210
$59.24 per hour
Typical range
$49,920 – $215,170
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in New York, NY
2,600
1.06× national concentration
▼1.2%
Pay trend: The median for engineering teachers, postsecondary in New York, NY fell from $124,740 (May 2024) to $123,210 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 3.6%.

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in New York, NY
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$89,251
per year · effective tax rate 27.6%
$7,438Monthly
$3,719Twice a month
$3,433Every 2 weeks
$42.91Hourly
  • Federal income tax$18,304
  • Social Security (6.2%)$7,639
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,787
  • New York income tax$6,229
  • Take-home pay$89,251

Marginal rate: 24% federal + 5.90% state

Living in New York City? City residents also pay New York City’s city income tax — about $4,341 a year on this salary — which lowers take-home pay to $84,910 ($7,076 a month). Choose “New York City” under City income tax in the calculator. Suburban residents usually don’t pay it.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro spans New York, New Jersey. Pick the state you live in — state income tax follows your residence.

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay by experience in New York, NY

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$49,920$24.00$40,192$3,349
25th percentile$80,970$38.93$62,017$5,168
Median (50th)$123,210$59.24$89,251$7,438
75th percentile$162,170$77.97$113,581$9,465
90th percentile (top earners)$215,170$103.45$148,445$12,370

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, New York resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $123,210 buys in New York, NY

Prices in New York, NY are 12.6% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.49× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median engineering teachers, postsecondary's $89,251 take-home pay has the buying power of $79,290 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$2,378
32% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$2,697
36% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$5,060
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary jobs are about as common in New York, NY as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.06).

Best-paying cities for engineering teachers, postsecondary, adjusted for cost of living

New York, NY ranks #1 of 1 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1New York, NY $123,210$89,251$79,290

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 1 metros →

About the job: engineering teachers, postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services.

Typical education
Doctoral or professional degree
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
None
Job outlook, 2025–35
+7.8% (faster than average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a engineering teachers, postsecondary make in New York, NY?

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary salary in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area is $123,210 a year, or about $59.24 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $80,970 and $162,170.

What is a engineering teachers, postsecondary’s take-home pay in New York, NY?

On the median $123,210 salary, a single filer living in New York takes home about $89,251 a year ($7,438 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $6,229 in New York taxes in 2026.

Is New York, NY a good place to work as a engineering teachers, postsecondary?

Pay here is 13% above the national median of $109,270. Local prices are 12.6% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $79,290 would in a typical U.S. city. New York, NY ranks #1 of 1 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a engineering teachers, postsecondary afford rent in New York, NY?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in New York, NY is $2,378 a month ($2,697 for two bedrooms) — 32% of a median engineering teachers, postsecondary’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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