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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Coaches and Scouts$59,92011,220View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$59,8907,050View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$59,7401,030View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$59,57013,040View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,1408,310View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$59,1401,300View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$59,1201,490View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$59,1001,600View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$59,04060View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$59,0105,350View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,9401,470View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$58,9008,580View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$58,6802,470View salary detail
Clergy$58,5807,790View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,5506,620View salary detail
Counselors, All Other$58,500470View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,4708,290View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,30050,830View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other$58,30040View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,16084,280View salary detail
Community Health Workers$58,1305,800View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,1204,780View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$58,1201,490View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,090950View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$58,0802,040View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$58,030190View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$57,9504,800View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers$57,79031,120View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$57,7908,120View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,790119,650View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$57,760400View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$57,720370View salary detail
Concierges$57,5706,040View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,3602,540View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$57,3205,190View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,290250View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,2903,240View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$57,150280View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$56,960930View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,9005,390View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$56,9005,390View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$56,660350View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$56,64038,320View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,560550View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,550650View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians$56,5105,470View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$56,5105,470View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$56,5105,470View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$56,510730View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,350260View 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.