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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$44,01040,030View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists$44,0102,910View salary detail
Security Guards$43,980142,760View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$43,9702,230View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,8705,700View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$43,830520View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant$43,74069,250View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$43,680240View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,5002,490View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$43,4908,470View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand$43,45051,020View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$43,44013,930View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,290118,290View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$43,290118,290View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$42,840183,030View salary detail
Cooks, All Other$42,630830View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$42,4706,220View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$42,0001,860View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists$42,0002,090View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$41,850640View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$41,690570View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$41,6007,210View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$41,590880View salary detail
Passenger Attendants$41,5903,410View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$41,54019,280View salary detail
Telemarketers$41,4001,220View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,350110View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers$41,1406,690View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$40,9704,780View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$40,6104,740View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,6802,420View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$39,160440View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$39,12019,450View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$39,030170View salary detail
Bakers$38,89016,560View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$38,830610View salary detail
Food Batchmakers$38,7906,860View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,79016,110View salary detail
Barbers$38,630—View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,600131,080View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,580200View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides$38,5502,050View salary detail
Recreation Workers$38,44021,900View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$38,350420View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$38,3107,290View salary detail
Retail Salespersons$38,280202,080View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$38,190570View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$37,9201,990View salary detail
Animal Caretakers$37,90011,430View salary detail
Childcare Workers$37,87048,780View 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.