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
Health Education Specialists	$62,560	4,150	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,540	470	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$62,400	1,960	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$62,400	3,750	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$62,380	870	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070	20,580	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$62,050	63,700	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$62,020	890	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$62,000	—	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$61,830	960	View salary detail
Glaziers	$61,760	3,400	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$61,720	4,300	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$61,720	4,300	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$61,720	9,080	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$61,580	1,280	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$61,500	2,450	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$61,450	5,470	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$61,380	2,130	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$61,360	880	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$61,280	2,840	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$61,270	800	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$61,260	2,990	View salary detail
Bartenders	$61,210	43,130	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$61,210	3,040	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$61,210	5,050	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$61,040	8,400	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,920	35,160	View salary detail
Machinists	$60,920	9,400	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$60,900	2,200	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,890	420	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$60,890	140	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$60,860	670	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$60,740	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$60,580	11,620	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$60,560	1,360	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$60,470	240	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$60,320	11,910	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$60,320	11,910	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$60,320	11,910	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$60,320	11,910	View salary detail
Paperhangers	$60,230	300	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$60,220	290	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$60,210	1,160	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$60,150	220	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$60,070	470	View salary detail
Photographers	$60,050	3,650	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$60,040	5,760	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$60,040	5,760	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$60,010	1,450	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$59,940	360	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.