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
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$101,2409,600View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$101,230670View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$101,1504,170View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists$101,080980View salary detail
Firefighters$100,96012,950View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$100,9608,530View salary detail
Audiologists$100,860690View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$100,7705,750View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$100,7204,070View salary detail
Physical Therapists$100,66020,940View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists$100,61015,310View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists$100,5006,860View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$100,420200View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary$100,4001,660View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$99,8801,840View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,500670View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$99,39011,390View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$99,28010,360View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$98,85014,920View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$98,7001,840View salary detail
Fashion Designers$98,6405,760View salary detail
Web Developers$98,5803,990View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$98,58080,500View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists$98,58080,500View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$98,47013,450View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators$98,390240View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$98,3901,330View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents$98,36013,570View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$98,3103,160View salary detail
Technical Writers$98,3101,610View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,1803,870View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$98,0401,110View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,640830View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$97,5401,130View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters$97,4506,900View salary detail
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$97,150190View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$97,07070,660View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$96,940View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$96,8103,950View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators$96,7701,540View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,4503,170View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists$96,39011,690View salary detail
Occupational Therapists$96,39011,690View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other$96,2503,060View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers$95,98019,340View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,7206,840View salary detail
Loan Officers$95,71010,840View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers$95,70029,600View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$95,70029,600View salary detail
Costume Attendants$95,230950View 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.