High paying business and finance jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ run 12.6% above the national average (2024), so a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ salary is worth about 0.89× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$170,050
Bachelor's degree
$81,520 – $420,63023,980
2Financial Risk Specialists$139,670
Bachelor's degree
$93,550 – $220,26012,770
3Credit Analysts$136,500
Bachelor's degree
$80,850 – $258,3207,530
4Financial Examiners$133,380
Bachelor's degree
$78,560 – $217,43013,400
5Financial and Investment Analysts$128,930
Bachelor's degree
$79,340 – $225,39053,870
6Project Management Specialists$126,660
Bachelor's degree
$77,350 – $206,18068,910
7Management Analysts$124,390
Bachelor's degree
$66,430 – $210,39067,630
8Financial Specialists, All Other$109,580
Bachelor's degree
$57,920 – $221,46011,950
9Labor Relations Specialists$107,470
Bachelor's degree
$65,570 – $168,8206,930
10Accountants and Auditors$105,650
Bachelor's degree
$71,850 – $174,750111,930
11Loan Officers$101,570
Bachelor's degree
$58,860 – $208,61010,350
12Compliance Officers$101,050
Bachelor's degree
$58,990 – $160,67023,380
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$100,520
Bachelor's degree
$60,400 – $166,88079,290
14Insurance Underwriters$98,410
Bachelor's degree
$73,400 – $168,6306,740
15Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$95,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,440 – $135,76014,840
16Logisticians$92,540
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $139,4008,860
17Business Operations Specialists, All Other$92,120
Bachelor's degree
$50,210 – $157,20039,190
18Human Resources Specialists$89,780
Bachelor's degree
$58,140 – $155,48052,370
19Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$89,130
Bachelor's degree
$63,370 – $138,0709,900
20Buyers and Purchasing Agents$83,350
Bachelor's degree
$55,780 – $136,59029,360
21Cost Estimators$82,380
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $150,69011,610
22Fundraisers$82,180
Bachelor's degree
$57,570 – $134,9909,520
23Training and Development Specialists$79,840
Bachelor's degree
$39,850 – $137,86022,190
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$78,610
Bachelor's degree
$48,840 – $132,9609,050
25Tax Preparers$71,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,010 – $124,9508,100

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$170,050	$81,520 – $420,630	23,980
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$139,670	$93,550 – $220,260	12,770
3	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$136,500	$80,850 – $258,320	7,530
4	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$133,380	$78,560 – $217,430	13,400
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$128,930	$79,340 – $225,390	53,870
6	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$126,660	$77,350 – $206,180	68,910
7	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$124,390	$66,430 – $210,390	67,630
8	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,580	$57,920 – $221,460	11,950
9	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$107,470	$65,570 – $168,820	6,930
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$105,650	$71,850 – $174,750	111,930
11	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$101,570	$58,860 – $208,610	10,350
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$101,050	$58,990 – $160,670	23,380
13	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,520	$60,400 – $166,880	79,290
14	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$98,410	$73,400 – $168,630	6,740
15	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,980	$55,440 – $135,760	14,840
16	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$92,540	$61,710 – $139,400	8,860
17	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$92,120	$50,210 – $157,200	39,190
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,780	$58,140 – $155,480	52,370
19	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,130	$63,370 – $138,070	9,900
20	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$83,350	$55,780 – $136,590	29,360
21	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$82,380	$52,000 – $150,690	11,610
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$82,180	$57,570 – $134,990	9,520
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,840	$39,850 – $137,860	22,190
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$78,610	$48,840 – $132,960	9,050
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,300	$39,010 – $124,950	8,100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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