State salary index

Salaries in New York

Median annual wages for 200 occupations in New York, ranked from highest to lowest. Click any occupation for the full wage distribution and how New York compares with the other states.

Occupations ranked by median pay

Top 100 of 200 occupations with published data.

#	Occupation	Median annual	Employment
1	Cardiologists	$492,040	2,260
2	Anesthesiologists	$445,660	7,230
3	Radiologists	$441,580	2,010
4	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$414,290	1,450
5	Surgeons, All Other	$410,410	4,540
6	Pediatric Surgeons	$378,110	90
7	Dermatologists	$374,010	2,070
8	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$360,050	960
9	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$348,800	2,750
10	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$342,710	350
11	Physicians, Pathologists	$321,550	1,220
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$321,030	2,450
13	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$301,690	3,980
14	Psychiatrists	$265,890	4,130
15	Chief Executives	$257,980	8,430
16	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$255,240	6,900
17	Physicians, All Other	$242,500	16,600
18	Financial Managers	$219,880	80,810
19	Sales Managers	$217,640	38,510
20	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$216,390	2,270
21	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$214,300	48,050
22	Pediatricians, General	$212,150	4,570
23	Family Medicine Physicians	$210,920	4,000
24	Lawyers	$207,860	91,870
25	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$183,460	10,000
26	Dentists, General	$183,060	7,340
27	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$181,990	1,950
28	Physicists	$181,970	1,140
29	Marketing Managers	$181,200	54,000
30	Public Relations Managers	$180,880	7,710
31	Commercial Pilots	$177,430	1,070
32	Human Resources Managers	$176,650	17,920
33	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$175,710	8,250
34	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$175,620	2,260
35	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$173,700	3,550
36	Choreographers	$173,100	340
37	Orthodontists	$172,980	130
38	Training and Development Managers	$171,400	3,500
39	Fundraising Managers	$169,510	4,080
40	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$168,340	55,630
41	Managers, All Other	$167,200	18,470
42	Medical Dosimetrists	$166,540	300
43	Personal Financial Advisors	$166,400	21,550
44	Purchasing Managers	$166,300	6,930
45	Software Developers	$166,180	113,510
46	Medical and Health Services Managers	$164,120	33,200
47	Computer Hardware Engineers	$163,470	3,020
48	Optometrists	$161,140	2,390
49	Physician Assistants	$160,880	19,140
50	Commercial Divers	$157,800	170
51	Actuaries	$156,480	2,630
52	Neurologists	$155,990	2,810
53	Construction Managers	$155,360	10,280
54	Nurse Practitioners	$153,510	22,890
55	Air Traffic Controllers	$144,960	1,150
56	Nurse Midwives	$144,510	360
57	Administrative Services Managers	$142,280	15,010
58	Pharmacists	$142,090	19,760
59	Database Architects	$141,350	3,850
60	Nuclear Engineers	$141,200	150
61	Computer Network Architects	$140,390	9,800
62	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$139,640	7,280
63	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$139,390	150
64	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$138,830	19,210
65	Sales Engineers	$137,480	3,150
66	Art Directors	$137,320	8,720
67	Financial Risk Specialists	$136,830	12,060
68	Economists	$136,660	910
69	Statisticians	$136,020	1,220
70	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$135,720	3,470
71	Natural Sciences Managers	$134,680	5,690
72	Information Security Analysts	$134,660	10,060
73	Ship Engineers	$133,640	550
74	Judicial Law Clerks	$133,320	850
75	Credit Analysts	$133,270	7,960
76	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$132,520	4,100
77	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,180	2,190
78	Veterinarians	$131,830	3,390
79	Materials Scientists	$131,740	530
80	Facilities Managers	$131,350	9,580
81	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,220	21,410
82	General and Operations Managers	$130,860	206,740
83	Industrial Production Managers	$130,470	6,630
84	Data Scientists	$130,460	23,970
85	Aerospace Engineers	$130,330	560
86	Nuclear Technicians	$129,780	260
87	Radiation Therapists	$129,620	820
88	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$129,580	230
89	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$129,410	10,500
90	Chemical Engineers	$129,060	540
91	Financial Examiners	$128,920	13,480
92	Psychologists, All Other	$128,320	680
93	Financial and Investment Analysts	$127,930	52,380
94	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,500	1,240
95	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$127,360	750
96	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$127,180	6,740
97	Mathematicians	$126,950	150
98	Flight Attendants	$126,650	12,060
99	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,430	1,460
100	Materials Engineers	$125,900	590

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-25. bls.gov/oes