Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New York

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tool and Die Makers	$68,080	1,270	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$68,010	410	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$68,010	410	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$67,710	6,240	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$67,640	2,810	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$67,610	2,760	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$67,600	7,990	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$67,220	120	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$67,180	39,400	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$67,000	50	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$66,710	410	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$66,580	15,300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$66,460	520	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$66,440	760	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$66,310	4,700	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$66,230	1,370	View salary detail
Roofers	$66,020	4,570	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$65,970	2,170	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$65,970	2,170	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$65,530	2,000	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$65,530	2,000	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$65,530	2,000	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$65,520	1,230	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$65,190	2,110	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$65,190	50	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$65,170	210	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$65,150	410	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$65,150	410	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$65,150	410	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$65,100	30,170	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$64,950	11,630	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$64,480	330	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$64,430	770	View salary detail
Extraction Workers, All Other	$64,180	50	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,100	3,620	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$64,040	9,060	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,990	5,300	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$63,880	3,520	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$63,810	7,390	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$63,810	7,390	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$63,810	7,390	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$63,670	2,790	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$63,090	1,030	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$63,030	2,020	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$62,980	120	View salary detail
Historians	$62,960	410	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$62,760	4,530	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$62,700	70	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,690	5,030	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$62,630	4,500	View salary detail

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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.