Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE According to a USDA study, it costs between $124,800 and $249,180 for a dual-parent family (range based on annual family incomes between $39,100 and over $65,000) to raise a child from birth to age 18. As of 2007, the number of children in an average U. S. Family is 1.86. 27% of U. S. families are single-parented. Single women, by far the majority of single-parent households, earn an average of $26,500 a year. The average 3-person family in New York State has annual income of $69,421. 8.5% of adults age 55 or older were employed part-time compared to 20.3% of those ages 20 to 24 and 9.4% of adults ages 25 to 54. Although median household income rose by about $700 between 2006 and 2007, the average income for households between the 20th and 40th percentile of the income distribution—the typical income range for low-income working families—did not grow at all, coming in at $29,442 in 2007. For households at this income level, an affordable housing payment would be $735 a month, so fair-market rents for a two-bedroom apartment would be technically unaffordable. Government workers in blue-collar jobs earn $0.87 more per hour than private sector counterparts in the five-county Rochester region.
New York State Average Annual Salary by Occupation:
Legislators- $76,230
Education Administrators- $103,510
Accountants and Auditors- $84,280
Loan Officers- $77,310
Computer Software Engineers- $93,910
Computer Support Specialists- $52,570
Surveyors- $58,910
Urban and Regional Planners- $62,700
Substance Abuse Counselors- $42,460
Lawyers- $152,710
Secondary Teachers- $68,010
Teacher Assistants- $25,530
Dentists- $149,370
Veterinarians- $97,890
Landscaping, Groundskeeping- $28,700
Nursing Aides and Orderlies- $30,850
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers- $60,180
Cooks, Fast Food- $19,480
Waiters, Waitresses- $25,660
Janitors and Cleaners- $28,100
Barbers- $22,510
Childcare Workers- $24,040
Cashiers- $19,710
Telemarketers- $27,120
Bookkeepers- $38,570
File clerks- $28,090
Farmworkers and Laborers- $22,010
Carpenters- $53,300
Roofer helpers- $25,840
Automotive Mechanics- $37,230
Machinists- $39,940
Packaging Machine Operators- $26,790
School Bus Drivers- $34,890
Stock Handlers- $26,650
Assemblers- $26,840
Retail Sales- $26,750
DSS Cash Assistance & Shelter Allowance (Family of three) - $8292
Unemployment Benefit- $21,060
Total New York State recorded debt: $52,100,000,000 as of March 31, 2009. Six years ago public authority debt (increases annually) amounted to $120.4 billion. Only 30% of public authority debt is represented as recorded debt, yet amounts to more than 90 percent of total outstanding New York public debt. Current New York per capita public debt is $5,666- up from $2,420 in 2004. The state Debt Reform Act was enacted in 2000.
