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
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$40,930	2,760	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$40,720	1,040	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$39,390	20,390	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$39,370	17,520	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,330	18,150	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,030	146,140	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,030	120	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$38,950	3,540	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,740	7,320	View salary detail
Bakers	$38,660	15,130	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,590	10,130	View salary detail
Barbers	$38,580	—	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,480	6,130	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,470	8,460	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$38,040	2,360	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$38,040	24,790	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$37,840	12,470	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$37,720	238,540	View salary detail
Nannies	$37,590	44,020	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$37,590	44,020	View salary detail
Cooks, Private Household	$37,440	140	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$37,420	2,250	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$37,380	120	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,330	2,420	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,260	14,830	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,230	610	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,220	160	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,180	3,770	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$37,110	6,910	View salary detail
Shampooers	$37,070	1,210	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$36,910	19,090	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$36,740	41,340	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$36,590	8,740	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,510	1,730	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$36,490	18,640	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$36,300	14,620	View salary detail
Fallers	$36,190	120	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$35,990	8,010	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$35,920	12,440	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$35,770	11,710	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,760	20,740	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$35,610	62,380	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$35,550	18,300	View salary detail
Cashiers	$35,500	158,890	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$35,450	30,680	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,380	4,950	View salary detail
Baristas	$35,250	168,620	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$35,250	168,620	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,050	13,020	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$34,860	530	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.