Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New York, NY

879 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New York, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$74,060	3,770	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$73,790	1,250	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$73,490	2,500	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$73,400	540	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$73,400	540	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$73,210	280	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$73,130	90	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$72,860	940	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$72,610	180	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$72,340	4,610	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$72,300	7,800	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$72,300	290	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$72,300	290	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$71,990	760	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$71,950	630	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$71,780	20,010	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$71,320	2,560	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$71,310	780	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$71,300	8,100	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$71,050	3,460	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$70,690	1,100	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$70,130	2,190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$70,120	380	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$70,080	690	View salary detail
Foresters	$69,620	90	View salary detail
Glaziers	$69,480	3,030	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$68,990	1,170	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$68,460	3,010	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$66,890	1,770	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$66,650	440	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$66,580	14,030	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$66,540	24,350	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$66,310	150	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$66,170	1,880	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$66,170	1,880	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$66,110	10,930	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$66,050	1,090	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,790	500	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$65,710	1,720	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$65,670	8,390	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$65,330	2,610	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$65,310	13,310	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$65,190	2,560	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$65,130	—	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$65,040	65,100	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$64,890	120	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$64,730	6,470	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$64,730	6,470	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$64,730	6,470	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$64,590	620	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.