Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Rochester, NY

684 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Rochester, NY for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$79,300	850	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$79,200	90	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,170	290	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$79,150	930	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$78,990	350	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$78,890	770	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,400	110	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$78,370	70	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,200	300	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$77,770	450	View salary detail
Radiologists	$77,730	120	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$77,610	60	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$77,530	350	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$77,340	690	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$77,340	690	View salary detail
Electricians	$77,310	2,540	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,280	390	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,200	630	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$77,170	2,550	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$77,170	2,550	View salary detail
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$77,150	90	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$77,090	130	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$77,090	130	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$77,090	130	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$76,820	1,390	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$76,700	50	View salary detail
Editors	$76,620	190	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$76,590	2,460	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$76,520	40	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$76,390	650	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$76,220	110	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$76,190	4,430	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$76,160	2,320	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$76,100	340	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$76,030	110	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$76,020	130	View salary detail
Neurologists	$75,890	—	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$75,750	30	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$75,730	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,460	2,230	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,450	3,220	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,360	80	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$75,170	80	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$75,160	250	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$75,160	250	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$75,160	250	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$75,160	250	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$75,000	540	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$74,610	1,110	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$74,610	1,110	View salary detail

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.