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
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,460160View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$45,3301,760View salary detail
Floral Designers$45,2602,330View salary detail
Parts Salespersons$45,1807,460View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$44,8609,470View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$44,84047,600View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$44,7505,790View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$44,73010,430View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,6603,260View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers$44,630100,950View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,630100,950View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants$44,6001,450View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,5003,320View salary detail
Tellers$44,40015,040View salary detail
File Clerks$44,3402,590View salary detail
Security Guards$44,240134,700View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$44,2101,150View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$44,16018,130View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$44,120210View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$43,93024,400View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,8705,310View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$43,7201,250View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant$43,68071,530View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers$43,6601,750View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$43,66010,430View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$43,61017,390View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$43,5403,810View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,49036,090View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,450770View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists$43,2602,710View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,08065,010View salary detail
Cooks, All Other$43,0001,090View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$42,9905,510View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$42,920400View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$42,9103,510View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers$42,73018,990View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$42,670720View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$42,4501,250View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$42,2501,010View salary detail
Funeral Attendants$42,2101,450View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$42,130400View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$42,100—View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$42,0703,370View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$42,0205,990View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists$42,0002,190View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,95041,740View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,640195,250View salary detail
Passenger Attendants$41,5903,190View salary detail
Taxi Drivers$41,570—View salary detail
Telemarketers$41,4001,960View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.