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Salaries in New York: pay for 786 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in New York had a median pay of $59,670 a year ($28.69 an hour) in May 2025, with 9,688,000 jobs counted. That is 17% above the national median of $50,980.

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All occupations in New York, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$102,640$49.35109,830
Actorsnot published$28.446,630
Actuaries$156,480$75.232,630
Acupuncturists$86,120$41.401,160
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$42,130$20.26400
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$123,170$59.221,400
Administrative Services Managers$142,280$68.4015,010
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$78,010$37.502,810
Advertising Sales Agents$98,360$47.2913,570
Advertising and Promotions Managers$173,700$83.513,550
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$64,480$31.00330
Aerospace Engineers$130,330$62.66560
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$79,620$38.282,660
Agricultural Equipment Operators$50,020$24.05not published
Agricultural Inspectors$73,920$35.54340
Agricultural Technicians$45,830$22.03380
Air Traffic Controllers$144,960$69.691,150
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,290$27.54250
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$102,800$49.424,300
Aircraft Service Attendants$44,600$21.441,450
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$49,620$23.86280
Airfield Operations Specialists$42,000$20.192,190
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$255,240not published6,900
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$37,230$17.90610
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$36,300$17.4514,620
Anesthesiologists$445,660$214.267,230
Animal Breeders$48,350$23.25140
Animal Caretakers$37,840$18.1912,470
Animal Control Workers$48,420$23.28870
Animal Trainers$48,790$23.46970
Anthropologists and Archeologists$67,220$32.32120
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,500not published670
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$70,800$34.041,050
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$99,280$47.7310,360
Architectural and Civil Drafters$76,260$36.667,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,710$84.488,250
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$126,430not published1,460
Archivists$73,860$35.51960
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$101,800not published1,520
Art Directors$137,320$66.028,720
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$98,850not published14,920
Athletes and Sports Competitorsnot publishednot published350
Athletic Trainers$66,230not published1,370
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$117,540$56.51370
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$87,350not published1,730
Audio and Video Technicians$67,600$32.507,990
Audiologists$100,860$48.49690
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$62,380$29.99870
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,670$22.928,530
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$50,240$24.15660
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,120$26.0232,020
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$37,180$17.883,770
Avionics Technicians$83,150$39.98130
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$48,610$23.373,610
Bailiffs$77,540$37.283,830
Bakers$38,660$18.5915,130
Barbers$38,580$18.55not published
Bartenders$61,210$29.4343,130
Bicycle Repairers$47,750$22.96970
Bill and Account Collectors$47,170$22.688,800
Billing and Posting Clerks$53,320$25.6432,770
Biochemists and Biophysicists$101,080$48.60980
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$104,010$50.00840
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,180not published3,870
Biological Scientists, All Other$104,120$50.062,520
Biological Technicians$61,210$29.435,050
Boilermakers$84,770$40.76410
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,160$27.9684,280
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$84,410$40.583,790
Bridge and Lock Tenders$51,560$24.79210
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$81,310$39.091,460
Broadcast Technicians$78,840$37.901,690
Brokerage Clerks$78,930$37.955,950
Budget Analysts$88,540$42.572,760
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$61,580$29.611,280
Bus Drivers, School$56,640$27.2338,320
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$84,480$40.6116,770
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$70,100$33.7013,230
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,450$40.1228,790
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,490not published7,480
Butchers and Meat Cutters$47,080$22.634,540
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,460$38.2031,240
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$58,680$28.212,470
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$61,270$29.46800
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$93,410$44.912,930
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$48,280$23.2150
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$104,800$50.391,930
Cardiologists$492,040$236.562,260
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$89,570$43.063,540
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$86,450not published1,930
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,170$36.145,250
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,820not published7,610
Cargo and Freight Agents$60,040$28.875,760
Carpenters$72,330$34.7740,630
Carpet Installers$52,160$25.08710
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$89,290$42.93230
Cashiers$35,500$17.07158,890
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$64,040$30.799,060
Chefs and Head Cooks$70,670$33.9817,430
Chemical Engineers$129,060$62.05540
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,640$23.874,270
Chemical Plant and System Operators$62,980$30.28120
Chemical Technicians$60,900$29.282,200
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$99,880not published1,840
Chemists$90,600$43.564,230
Chief Executives$257,980$124.038,430
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$65,100$31.3030,170
Childcare Workers$37,590$18.0744,020
Chiropractors$120,950$58.151,360
Choreographers$173,100$83.22340
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,790$35.481,710
Civil Engineers$103,760$49.8917,500
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$87,130$41.8917,330
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$39,390$18.9420,390
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,290$22.26710
Clergy$58,580$28.167,790
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$97,280$46.7716,460
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$114,400$55.008,420
Coaches and Scouts$59,920not published11,220
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,000$23.083,270
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$52,280$25.14850
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$60,010$28.851,450
Commercial Divers$157,800$75.87170
Commercial Pilots$177,430not published1,070
Commercial and Industrial Designers$89,640$43.102,400
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$84,690not published2,490
Community Health Workers$58,130$27.955,800
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$66,580$32.0115,300
Compensation and Benefits Managers$175,620$84.432,260
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$83,200$40.0011,470
Compliance Officers$90,080$43.3123,500
Computer Hardware Engineers$163,470$78.593,020
Computer Network Architects$140,390$67.499,800
Computer Network Support Specialists$77,540$37.287,170
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,340$25.645,530
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$68,730$33.041,140
Computer Occupations, All Other$116,990$56.2511,460
Computer Programmers$103,980$49.997,020
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,450not published3,170
Computer Systems Analysts$109,610$52.7024,100
Computer User Support Specialists$72,560$34.8939,100
Computer and Information Research Scientists$181,990$87.501,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,300$103.0348,050
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,290$27.543,240
Concierges$57,570$27.686,040
Conservation Scientists$76,990$37.01640
Construction Laborers$55,930$26.8952,090
Construction Managers$155,360$74.6910,280
Construction and Building Inspectors$79,460$38.2011,160
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$46,450$22.33180
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$101,150$48.634,170
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$42,670$20.52720
Cooks, All Other$43,000$20.671,090
Cooks, Fast Food$35,770$17.2011,710
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,880$22.0617,670
Cooks, Private Household$37,440$18.00140
Cooks, Restaurant$43,680$21.0071,530
Cooks, Short Order$35,550$17.0918,300
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,460$21.86160
Correctional Officers and Jailers$76,820$36.9327,770
Correspondence Clerks$49,360$23.73540
Cost Estimators$80,430$38.6711,980
Costume Attendants$95,230$45.78950
Counselors, All Other$58,500$28.13470
Counter and Rental Clerks$46,270$22.2518,320
Couriers and Messengers$38,740$18.637,320
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$101,990$49.031,400
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$53,500$25.7211,850
Craft Artists$49,020$23.5750
Crane and Tower Operators$85,850$41.271,150
Credit Analysts$133,270$64.077,960
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$56,510$27.17730
Credit Counselors$63,030$30.302,020
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$82,770not published880
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$44,730$21.5110,430
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,090$27.93950
Curators$79,120$38.041,330
Customer Service Representatives$48,000$23.08141,090
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$46,190$22.21220
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,680$23.881,870
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,930$22.563,340
Dancersnot published$26.321,170
Data Entry Keyers$44,860$21.579,470
Data Scientists$130,460$62.7223,970
Database Administrators$105,900$50.913,590
Database Architects$141,350$67.963,850
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$49,150$23.634,510
Dental Assistants$48,110$23.1319,800
Dental Hygienists$106,130$51.0313,660
Dental Laboratory Technicians$52,460$25.221,890
Dentists, General$183,060$88.017,340
Dermatologists$374,010$179.812,070
Designers, All Other$86,030$41.361,050
Desktop Publishers$56,660$27.24350
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$101,240$48.679,600
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,920$49.966,880
Dietetic Technicians$50,420$24.241,580
Dietitians and Nutritionists$82,480$39.665,330
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$36,740$17.6641,340
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$49,990$24.043,550
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$25.51450
Dishwashers$35,450$17.0430,680
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,810$26.8311,160
Drafters, All Other$72,190$34.71610
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,310$26.5970
Driver/Sales Workers$42,730$20.5418,990
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$61,280$29.462,840
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$60,860$29.26670
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$127,500not published1,240
Economists$136,660$65.70910
Editors$101,480$48.7916,800
Education Administrators, All Other$96,250$46.273,060
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$138,830not published19,210
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$139,640$67.147,280
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$82,020not published5,430
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$96,810$46.543,950
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$52,000$25.001,060
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$71,610$34.4323,380
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$66,710$32.07410
Electrical Engineers$119,010$57.228,770
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$121,280$58.315,840
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,040$37.044,390
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$77,830$37.42850
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$87,360$42.00500
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$78,130$37.561,700
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$98,310$47.273,160
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,400$21.8312,700
Electricians$78,750$37.8640,130
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$68,010$32.70410
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$60,220$28.95290
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$119,180$57.302,220
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$85,760not published101,410
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$135,720$65.253,470
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$53,430$25.6910,220
Emergency Management Directors$92,570$44.51790
Emergency Medical Technicians$48,400$23.2714,840
Emergency Medicine Physicians$301,690$145.043,980
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,460$22.341,330
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$106,240not published3,240
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$65,530$31.502,000
Engineers, All Other$117,600$56.545,760
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,850not published6,110
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot publishednot published360
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$62,530$30.06not published
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$98,390$47.311,330
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,540$30.07470
Environmental Engineers$101,270$48.693,170
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,640not published610
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$62,400$30.001,960
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,160$39.503,700
Epidemiologists$80,220$38.57670
Etchers and Engravers$51,540$24.78520
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$58,120$27.941,490
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,640$38.7788,890
Exercise Physiologists$59,940$28.82360
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,090$22.6420,140
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$96,940$46.61not published
Extraction Workers, All Other$64,180$30.8550
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,930$23.521,400
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$44,120$21.21210
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,660$21.473,260
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$101,230$48.67670
Facilities Managers$131,350$63.159,580
Fallers$36,190$17.40120
Family Medicine Physicians$210,920$101.404,000
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,550$27.19650
Farm and Home Management Educators$48,860$23.4980
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$89,370$42.97130
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$40,930$19.682,760
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$34,860$16.76530
Fashion Designers$98,640$47.425,760
Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,250$16.95168,620
Fence Erectors$48,000$23.081,010
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$47,300$22.74120
File Clerks$44,340$21.322,590
Film and Video Editors$103,440$49.733,710
Financial Clerks, All Other$61,500$29.572,450
Financial Examiners$128,920$61.9813,480
Financial Managers$219,880$105.7180,810
Financial Risk Specialists$136,830$65.7812,060
Financial Specialists, All Other$107,490$51.689,750
Financial and Investment Analysts$127,930$61.5152,380
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$78,870$37.921,400
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$73,920$35.541,200
Firefighters$100,960$48.5412,950
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$95,700$46.0129,600
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$103,320$49.683,380
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$51,320$24.673,250
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$66,460$31.95520
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$132,520$63.714,100
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,190$22.6965,580
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$74,530$35.83560
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$60,580$29.1211,620
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$70,760$34.026,320
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$91,150$43.8226,930
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$121,780$58.5516,870
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,170$38.0683,110
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$58,900$28.328,580
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$124,080$59.6612,750
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,580$37.7820,830
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$92,930$44.681,840
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,300$28.0350,830
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$59,890$28.797,050
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,300$32.3629,280
Fish and Game Wardens$80,060$38.49390
Flight Attendants$126,650not published12,060
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$61,360$29.50880
Floor Sanders and Finishers$60,470$29.07240
Floral Designers$45,260$21.762,330
Food Batchmakers$38,470$18.508,460
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$45,680$21.961,300
Food Preparation Workers$35,610$17.1262,380
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$34,340$16.51380
Food Processing Workers, All Other$42,920$20.64400
Food Science Technicians$55,470$26.67580
Food Scientists and Technologists$94,070$45.23660
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$39,370$18.9317,520
Food Service Managers$84,200$40.488,000
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$49,020$23.571,370
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$95,120not published1,520
Forensic Science Technicians$81,670$39.271,140
Forest and Conservation Technicians$58,030$27.90190
Foresters$73,710$35.44280
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,350$27.09260
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$54,380$26.14110
Fundraisers$80,540$38.7211,600
Fundraising Managers$169,510$81.494,080
Funeral Attendants$42,210$20.291,450
Funeral Home Managers$103,530$49.77820
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,280$23.69490
Furniture Finishers$48,340$23.241,000
Gambling Cage Workers$48,340$23.24290
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$48,110$23.13830
Gambling Dealers$50,860$24.452,010
Gambling Managers$102,350$49.21180
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$49,110$23.61170
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$54,740$26.32100
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$59,040$28.3960
Gas Plant Operators$98,390$47.31240
General Internal Medicine Physicians$183,460$88.2010,000
General and Operations Managers$130,860$62.91206,740
Genetic Counselors$107,450$51.66240
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$100,420not published200
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$57,150$27.48280
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$86,410$41.54600
Glaziers$61,760$29.693,400
Graphic Designers$77,340$37.1914,530
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$47,240$22.71440
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,290$23.702,410
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$60,150$28.92220
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,760$17.1920,740
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$73,090$35.144,090
Health Education Specialists$62,560$30.084,150
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$75,320$36.212,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$131,220not published21,410
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,320$29.0011,910
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$101,300$48.701,570
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$127,360$61.23750
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$102,990$49.521,110
Healthcare Social Workers$73,070$35.1320,440
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$56,510$27.175,470
Hearing Aid Specialists$82,990$39.90380
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,940$25.45280
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$74,430$35.7824,430
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,050$29.8363,700
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$54,480$26.191,190
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$62,020$29.82890
Helpers--Carpenters$47,740$22.951,110
Helpers--Electricians$47,210$22.704,120
Helpers--Extraction Workers$54,910$26.40210
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,870$21.095,310
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$52,000$25.00not published
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$52,000$25.004,840
Helpers--Production Workers$43,540$20.933,810
Highway Maintenance Workers$55,210$26.5413,820
Historians$62,960$30.27410
History Teachers, Postsecondary$100,400not published1,660
Hoist and Winch Operators$74,980$36.05110
Home Appliance Repairers$65,190$31.342,110
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$39,620$19.05663,140
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$36,490$17.5418,640
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$38,590$18.5510,130
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$52,920$25.448,800
Human Resources Managers$176,650$84.9317,920
Human Resources Specialists$84,380$40.5754,610
Hydrologic Technicians$65,190$31.3450
Hydrologists$88,100$42.36160
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,290$33.804,090
Industrial Engineers$102,640$49.3411,810
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$69,740$33.5312,740
Industrial Production Managers$130,470$62.736,630
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,030$23.5718,420
Information Security Analysts$134,660$64.7410,060
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,270$25.133,050
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,990$24.0319,790
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,900$27.365,390
Instructional Coordinators$80,560$38.7318,730
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$59,100$28.411,600
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$59,120$28.421,490
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$81,150$39.02360
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$57,790$27.798,120
Insurance Sales Agents$78,110$37.5522,420
Insurance Underwriters$97,450$46.856,900
Interior Designers$75,580$36.345,340
Interpreters and Translators$84,090$40.433,240
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$55,410$26.649,260
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,640$20.02195,250
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$61,720$29.674,300
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$216,390$104.032,270
Judicial Law Clerks$133,320$64.10850
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$77,630not published6,950
Labor Relations Specialists$100,500$48.326,860
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,630$21.46100,950
Landscape Architects$87,360$42.00920
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$44,840$21.5647,600
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,760$24.40530
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,050$16.8513,020
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$132,180not published2,190
Lawyers$207,860$99.9391,870
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$62,700$30.1570
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$72,230$34.739,800
Legal Support Workers, All Other$76,520$36.791,760
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,590$37.7911,870
Library Assistants, Clerical$35,990$17.308,010
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,060not published210
Library Technicians$50,060$24.073,390
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$67,180$32.3039,400
Life Scientists, All Other$86,790$41.73250
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$63,810$30.687,390
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$36,590$17.598,740
Light Truck Drivers$46,330$22.2756,490
Lighting Technicians$78,000$37.50780
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$60,890$29.28140
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,120$27.944,780
Loan Officers$95,710$46.0110,840
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$37,420$17.992,250
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$61,830$29.73960
Locomotive Engineers$109,220$52.511,510
Lodging Managers$79,460$38.202,880
Logging Equipment Operators$47,540$22.86290
Logisticians$88,240$42.426,930
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,450$20.89770
Machinists$60,920$29.299,400
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$113,270$54.463,240
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,950$20.1741,740
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$42,020$20.205,990
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$67,610$32.512,760
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,790$27.79119,650
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$97,150$46.71190
Management Analysts$112,250$53.9669,150
Managers, All Other$167,200$80.3918,470
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,660$16.6619,710
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$47,280$22.7360
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$112,230$53.96250
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$98,580$47.3980,500
Marketing Managers$181,200$87.1254,000
Marriage and Family Therapists$64,430$30.98770
Massage Therapists$62,630$30.114,500
Material Moving Workers, All Other$60,960$29.31not published
Materials Engineers$125,900$60.53590
Materials Scientists$131,740$63.34530
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$79,460$38.2070
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$87,230not published4,080
Mathematicians$126,950$61.03150
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$37,330$17.952,420
Mechanical Door Repairers$60,560$29.121,360
Mechanical Drafters$76,490$36.781,940
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,210$37.601,140
Mechanical Engineers$102,440$49.258,590
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$76,020$36.55200
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$81,110$39.00770
Medical Appliance Technicians$48,080$23.12720
Medical Assistants$48,000$23.0840,710
Medical Dosimetrists$166,540$80.07300
Medical Equipment Preparers$57,320$27.565,190
Medical Equipment Repairers$63,670$30.612,790
Medical Records Specialists$61,720$29.679,080
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$87,760$42.197,690
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,710$22.9457,720
Medical Transcriptionists$43,260$20.802,710
Medical and Health Services Managers$164,120$78.9033,200
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$74,730$35.9310,330
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$79,380$38.1614,820
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$43,660$20.9910,430
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$60,740$29.20150
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$66,440$31.94760
Meter Readers, Utilities$56,960$27.38930
Microbiologists$81,090$38.991,050
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$94,840not published38,670
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,560$27.19550
Millwrights$79,560$38.251,000
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$82,200$39.5250
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,580$21.4333,180
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$56,170$27.01250
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,170$25.564,340
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,310$31.884,700
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$77,710$37.36120
Models$107,280$51.58not published
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$45,940$22.091,150
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,500$21.403,320
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$63,090$30.331,030
Motion Picture Projectionists$82,260$39.55270
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$38,950$18.723,540
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,940$28.341,470
Motorboat Operators$62,000$29.81not published
Motorcycle Mechanics$54,770$26.33270
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,890$23.993,660
Museum Technicians and Conservators$74,550$35.841,050
Music Directors and Composers$82,930$39.872,370
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$53,420$25.68270
Musicians and Singersnot publishednot published5,470
Natural Sciences Managers$134,680$64.755,690
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$105,810$50.8718,220
Neurologists$155,990$75.002,810
New Accounts Clerks$57,950$27.864,800
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$100,770$48.455,750
Nuclear Engineers$141,200$67.88150
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$118,650$57.04890
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators$129,580$62.30230
Nuclear Technicians$129,780$62.40260
Nurse Anesthetists$321,030$154.342,450
Nurse Midwives$144,510$69.48360
Nurse Practitioners$153,510$73.8022,890
Nursing Assistants$48,590$23.3687,990
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,950not published6,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$348,800$167.692,750
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,720$46.026,840
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$69,640$33.481,410
Occupational Therapists$96,390$46.3411,690
Occupational Therapy Aides$46,220$22.22250
Occupational Therapy Assistants$68,530$32.952,230
Office Clerks, General$45,890$22.06134,280
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$45,740$21.993,780
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$80,980$38.9414,490
Operations Research Analysts$108,610$52.225,890
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$42,450$20.411,250
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,440$23.294,250
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$360,050$173.10960
Opticians, Dispensing$63,880$30.713,520
Optometrists$161,140$77.472,390
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$342,710$164.77350
Order Clerks$48,320$23.233,530
Orderlies$46,600$22.404,680
Orthodontists$172,980$83.16130
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$414,290$199.181,450
Orthotists and Prosthetists$89,610$43.08300
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,640$24.351,480
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,330$18.9118,150
Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,260$17.9114,830
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$59,570$28.6413,040
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$48,510$23.32460
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,800$25.393,280
Paperhangers$60,230$28.96300
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$68,410$32.8934,220
Paramedics$73,200$35.196,110
Parking Attendants$35,920$17.2712,440
Parking Enforcement Workers$47,590$22.88730
Parts Salespersons$45,180$21.727,460
Passenger Attendants$41,590$19.993,190
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$62,760$30.174,530
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,040$29.358,400
Pediatric Surgeons$378,110$181.7990
Pediatricians, General$212,150$101.994,570
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$40,720$19.581,040
Personal Financial Advisors$166,400$80.0021,550
Personal Service Managers, All Other$65,150$31.32410
Pest Control Workers$48,530$23.334,220
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,380$23.26220
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$88,880$42.7370
Pharmacists$142,090$68.3119,760
Pharmacy Aides$38,040$18.292,360
Pharmacy Technicians$43,930$21.1224,400
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$92,050not published1,700
Phlebotomists$50,530$24.296,400
Photographers$60,050$28.873,650
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$57,760$27.77400
Physical Scientists, All Other$117,820$56.641,510
Physical Therapist Aides$35,380$17.014,950
Physical Therapist Assistants$64,100$30.823,620
Physical Therapists$100,660$48.3920,940
Physician Assistants$160,880$77.3519,140
Physicians, All Other$242,500$116.5916,600
Physicians, Pathologists$321,550$154.591,220
Physicists$181,970$87.481,140
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$103,100not published1,080
Pipelayers$70,370$33.83250
Plant and System Operators, All Other$74,700$35.92310
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$120,180$57.78not published
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,510$21.88830
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,490$37.2623,210
Podiatrists$108,460$52.151,520
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,790$44.6153,470
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$104,050not published1,460
Political Scientistsnot publishednot published130
Postal Service Clerks$62,690$30.145,030
Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070$29.8420,580
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.118,290
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,640$46.94830
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$67,640not published2,810
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$139,390$67.02150
Power Plant Operators$106,990$51.441,960
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$65,170$31.33210
Prepress Technicians and Workers$52,420$25.201,110
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,520$22.3723,870
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$36,510$17.551,730
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$44,210$21.261,150
Printing Press Operators$47,860$23.016,700
Private Detectives and Investigators$59,140$28.431,300
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$80,350$38.634,360
Procurement Clerks$54,080$26.002,680
Producers and Directors$107,550$51.7127,990
Production Workers, All Other$42,070$20.233,370
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,920$29.2935,160
Project Management Specialists$121,040$58.1968,020
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$59,740$28.721,030
Property Appraisers and Assessors$78,060$37.532,860
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$99,390$47.7911,390
Protective Service Workers, All Other$52,690$25.331,930
Psychiatric Aides$50,220$24.145,120
Psychiatric Technicians$58,080$27.922,040
Psychiatrists$265,890$127.834,130
Psychologists, All Other$128,320$61.69680
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$100,720not published4,070
Public Relations Managers$180,880$86.967,710
Public Relations Specialists$81,250$39.0628,250
Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,450$29.545,470
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$48,010$23.08300
Purchasing Managers$166,300$79.956,930
Radiation Therapists$129,620$62.32820
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$81,070$38.97420
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$98,470$47.3413,450
Radiologists$441,580$212.302,010
Rail Car Repairers$84,580$40.671,730
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$87,150$41.903,590
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$83,530$40.16220
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$80,000$38.466,980
Real Estate Sales Agents$102,990$49.518,660
Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,080$20.7165,010
Recreation Workers$38,040$18.2924,790
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$80,190not published670
Recreational Therapists$65,520$31.501,230
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$57,720$27.75370
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$64,950$31.2311,630
Registered Nurses$109,440$52.62205,810
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,960$23.063,810
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$98,040$47.131,110
Religious Workers, All Other$51,150$24.59not published
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$42,990$20.675,510
Residential Advisors$48,380$23.266,150
Respiratory Therapists$107,810$51.837,010
Retail Salespersons$37,720$18.13238,540
Riggers$105,600$50.77650
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,890$29.27420
Roofers$66,020$31.744,570
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$67,000$32.2150
Sailors and Marine Oilers$54,210$26.061,570
Sales Engineers$137,480$66.103,150
Sales Managers$217,640$104.6338,510
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$92,190$44.3280,510
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,590$38.2761,500
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$129,410$62.2110,500
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$55,270$26.571,400
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$42,250$20.311,010
School Bus Monitors$36,910$17.7419,090
School Psychologists$106,550$51.229,070
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$97,070not published70,660
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,600$23.85122,490
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$168,340$80.9355,630
Security Guards$44,240$21.27134,700
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,550$28.156,620
Self-Enrichment Teachers$57,790$27.7831,120
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$49,400$23.751,750
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,990$26.923,490
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$55,220$26.551,550
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$45,750$21.99100
Set and Exhibit Designersnot publishednot published1,690
Sewers, Hand$37,380$17.97120
Sewing Machine Operators$38,480$18.506,130
Shampooers$37,070$17.821,210
Sheet Metal Workers$73,760$35.466,570
Ship Engineers$133,640$64.25550
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,100$22.6530,750
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$48,420$23.2840
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$42,100$20.24not published
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$44,160$21.2318,130
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$94,530$45.451,910
Skincare Specialists$42,910$20.633,510
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$33,880$16.291,750
Social Science Research Assistants$61,210$29.433,040
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$79,040not published1,840
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$104,770$50.373,410
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$98,700not published1,840
Social Workers, All Other$84,010$40.392,470
Social and Community Service Managers$95,980$46.1419,340
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,190$22.6940,970
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$97,540not published1,130
Software Developers$166,180$79.89113,510
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$121,240$58.2910,460
Soil and Plant Scientists$77,800$37.41260
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$56,160$27.001,230
Sound Engineering Technicians$87,510$42.072,050
Special Education Teachers, All Other$65,970not published2,170
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$81,260not published21,130
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$93,820not published7,870
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$68,180not published6,220
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$89,310not published15,250
Special Effects Artists and Animators$96,770$46.521,540
Speech-Language Pathologists$100,610$48.3715,310
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$94,070$45.224,480
Statistical Assistants$46,520$22.37not published
Statisticians$136,020$65.401,220
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,030$18.76146,140
Stonemasons$46,980$22.59not published
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$92,610$44.522,700
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,080$26.482,040
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,450$28.5826,770
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,490$20.9136,090
Surgeons, All Other$410,410$197.314,540
Surgical Assistants$60,070$28.88470
Surgical Technologists$79,550$38.256,540
Survey Researchers$86,890$41.77380
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,360$27.582,540
Surveyors$78,870$37.921,470
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$45,330$21.791,760
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$60,210$28.951,160
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$48,220$23.19110
Tapers$77,790$37.40not published
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$72,610$34.913,550
Tax Preparers$71,850$34.547,620
Taxi Drivers$41,570$19.98not published
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$78,300not published2,630
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,240not published137,820
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$43,610not published17,390
Technical Writers$98,310$47.261,610
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$67,710$32.556,240
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$100,960$48.548,530
Telemarketers$41,400$19.911,960
Telephone Operators$50,220$24.15not published
Tellers$44,400$21.3515,040
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$123,820$59.53not published
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$39,030$18.77120
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,810$22.50170
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,570$23.83230
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,220$17.90160
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$54,040$25.98250
Therapists, All Other$77,980$37.491,110
Tile and Stone Setters$61,260$29.452,990
Tire Builders$46,550$22.38530
Tire Repairers and Changers$43,660$20.991,750
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$61,380$29.512,130
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$47,070$22.63170
Tool and Die Makers$68,080$32.731,270
Tour and Travel Guides$44,450$21.372,870
Traffic Technicians$71,670$34.46950
Training and Development Managers$171,400$82.403,500
Training and Development Specialists$76,080$36.5827,460
Transit and Railroad Police$90,460$43.49not published
Transportation Inspectors$93,420$44.913,720
Transportation Security Screeners$72,010$34.624,240
Transportation Workers, All Other$48,450$23.29220
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$127,180$61.146,740
Travel Agents$55,580$26.723,180
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$62,400$30.003,750
Tutors$47,100$22.6412,730
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officialsnot publishednot published630
Upholsterers$47,320$22.75480
Urban and Regional Planners$89,630$43.092,420
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$37,110$17.846,910
Veterinarians$131,830$63.383,390
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$44,750$21.525,790
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$59,010$28.375,350
Waiters and Waitresses$47,020$22.61142,940
Watch and Clock Repairers$95,060$45.70not published
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,990$30.765,300
Web Developers$98,580$47.393,990
Web and Digital Interface Designers$120,990$58.1716,560
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,970$22.582,240
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,140$28.438,310
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,080$25.04740
Wellhead Pumpers$48,980$23.5550
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$81,330$39.10390
Woodworkers, All Other$58,300$28.0340
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$43,720$21.021,250
Word Processors and Typists$48,400$23.2712,340
Writers and Authorsnot publishednot published7,480
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$82,640$39.73370

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in New York

By median pay, New York is number 7 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $35,760 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $157,500. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $41,160 to $98,810. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $82,460, 38% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 9,688,000 jobs counted here are 6.2% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in New York are Office and Administrative Support (1,122,380 jobs, 12%), Healthcare Support (864,910 jobs, 9%), Sales and Related (758,730 jobs, 8%) and Food Preparation and Serving Related (729,080 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Word Processors and Typists (5.7 times the national share), Fashion Designers (4.3 times the national share) and Neurologists (4.2 times the national share). The table on this page lists 786 occupations; for 7 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 557 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 448 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 51 pay less and 58 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ($168,340 here, $78,660 nationally), Flight Attendants ($126,650 here, $63,580 nationally) and Real Estate Sales Agents ($102,990 here, $52,830 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Neurologists ($155,990 here, $248,560 nationally), Podiatrists ($108,460 here, $160,300 nationally) and General Internal Medicine Physicians ($183,460 here, $256,560 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in New York

What is the median salary in New York?

The median pay of all employees in New York was $59,670 a year ($28.69 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in New York?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 663,140 jobs and a median pay of $39,620 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in New York?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($492,040), Anesthesiologists ($445,660) and Radiologists ($441,580).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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