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Highest Paying Jobs in New York

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for New York, among 237 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in New York
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Anesthesiologists$458,9187,690
2Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,27010,030
3Chief Executives$274,9049,900
4Financial Managers$213,114102,430
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$209,43170,880
6Sales Managers$209,04150,760
7Lawyers$200,114106,780
8Marketing Managers$188,54260,920
9Dentists, General$187,1329,310
10Public Relations Managers$186,0178,870
11Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,64010,840
12Human Resources Managers$178,41321,860
13Natural Sciences Managers$175,74311,280
14Purchasing Managers$163,9649,070
15Personal Financial Advisors$163,29327,120
16Software Developers$161,463139,410
17Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$160,89764,380
18Medical and Health Services Managers$159,77543,880
19Physician Assistants$159,61322,480
20Nurse Practitioners$155,66129,320
21Computer Network Architects$155,35812,690
22Construction Managers$152,64714,930
23Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$152,26827,380
24Administrative Services Managers$145,81921,850
25General and Operations Managers$143,766235,320

Highest-paying jobs in New York

This ranking covers 237 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in New York. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Anesthesiologists comes first at $458,918 a year; number 25 on the list, General and Operations Managers, averages $143,766.

Each occupation links to its New York page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.