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Models Salary in NY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Models in NY have a median annual salary of $107,280. Recorded earnings range from $44,720 at the 10th percentile to $213,740 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$107,280

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$51.58

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$44,720
10th
$91,620
25th
$107,280
Median
$160,920
75th
$213,740
90th

Local compared with national

NY

$107,280

Median annual · 2025

United States

$48,470

Median annual · 2025

The NY median is 121.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $58,810).

Top skills

  1. 1.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 2.8
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.6
  5. 5.CoordinationImportance 2.6
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.5
  7. 7.Time ManagementImportance 2.5
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.1
  9. 9.WritingImportance 2.0
  10. 10.PersuasionImportance 2.0
  11. 11.NegotiationImportance 2.0
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 1.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple Safari
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Web browser software
  • YouTube

Common tasks

  • Pose for artists and photographers.
  • Record rates of pay and durations of jobs on vouchers.
  • Gather information from agents concerning the pay, dates, times, provisions, and lengths of jobs.
  • Report job completions to agencies and obtain information about future appointments.
  • Assemble and maintain portfolios, print composite cards, and travel to go-sees to obtain jobs.
  • Pose as directed, or strike suitable interpretive poses for promoting and selling merchandise or fashions during appearances, filming, or photo sessions.
  • Follow strict routines of diet, sleep, and exercise to maintain appearance.
  • Apply makeup to face and style hair to enhance appearance, considering such factors as color, camera techniques, and facial features.
  • Work closely with photographers, fashion coordinators, directors, producers, stylists, make-up artists, other models, and clients to produce the desired looks, and to finish photo shoots on schedule.
  • Dress in sample or completed garments, and select accessories.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Models salary in other locations

Other occupations in NY