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
Bioinformatics Scientists	$111,380	1,970	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$111,050	60	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$111,050	2,170	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$110,830	980	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$110,490	7,010	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$109,990	6,960	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$109,990	6,960	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$109,990	6,960	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$109,720	14,230	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$109,620	2,200	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$109,580	11,950	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$109,580	11,950	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$109,580	11,950	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$109,130	390	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$108,460	27,020	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$108,460	27,020	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$108,460	27,020	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$108,460	27,020	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$108,160	1,350	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$107,910	1,810	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$107,860	15,260	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$107,650	21,240	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$107,520	320	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$107,470	6,930	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$107,330	15,590	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$107,330	15,590	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$107,330	15,590	View salary detail
Models	$107,280	—	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$107,250	7,020	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$107,170	2,700	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$107,170	2,700	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,070	1,220	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$106,440	7,580	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$106,440	7,580	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$106,440	7,580	View salary detail
Firefighters	$106,420	14,960	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$106,230	2,060	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$105,960	10,380	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$105,840	8,540	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$105,840	8,540	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$105,840	8,540	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$105,840	8,540	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$105,650	111,930	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$105,540	54,270	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$105,540	54,270	View salary detail
Web Developers	$104,820	4,200	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$104,810	3,810	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,770	6,840	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,690	870	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$104,590	3,430	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.