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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
Cost Estimators$80,43011,980View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$80,3504,360View salary detail
Epidemiologists$80,220670View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$80,190670View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens$80,060390View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$80,0006,980View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,8207,610View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$79,6202,660View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,59061,500View salary detail
Millwrights$79,5601,000View salary detail
Surgical Technologists$79,5506,540View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors$79,46011,160View salary detail
Energy Auditors$79,46011,160View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$79,46070View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians$79,46070View salary detail
Lodging Managers$79,4602,880View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$79,38014,820View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,17083,110View salary detail
Curators$79,1201,330View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$79,0401,840View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks$78,9305,950View salary detail
Surveyors$78,8701,470View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors$78,8701,470View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$78,8701,400View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians$78,8401,690View salary detail
Electricians$78,75040,130View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,59011,870View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,58020,830View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$78,3002,630View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,2101,140View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians$78,2101,140View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$78,1301,700View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents$78,11022,420View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$78,0102,810View salary detail
Lighting Technicians$78,000780View salary detail
Therapists, All Other$77,9801,110View salary detail
Art Therapists$77,9801,110View salary detail
Music Therapists$77,9801,110View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$77,830850View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists$77,800260View salary detail
Tapers$77,790—View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$77,710120View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$77,6306,950View salary detail
Bailiffs$77,5403,830View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists$77,5407,170View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$77,49023,210View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,49023,210View salary detail
Graphic Designers$77,34014,530View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,0404,390View salary detail
Conservation Scientists$76,990640View 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.