High paying business and finance jobs in New York

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York. 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 run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New York.

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

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$166,400
Bachelor's degree
$76,190 – $427,70021,550
2Financial Risk Specialists$136,830
Bachelor's degree
$84,550 – $220,26012,060
3Credit Analysts$133,270
Bachelor's degree
$76,730 – $241,2207,960
4Financial Examiners$128,920
Bachelor's degree
$70,710 – $216,09013,480
5Financial and Investment Analysts$127,930
Bachelor's degree
$77,540 – $225,38052,380
6Project Management Specialists$121,040
Bachelor's degree
$74,580 – $192,16068,020
7Management Analysts$112,250
Bachelor's degree
$64,900 – $209,44069,150
8Financial Specialists, All Other$107,490
Bachelor's degree
$55,370 – $230,7709,750
9Accountants and Auditors$102,640
Bachelor's degree
$63,700 – $171,030109,830
10Labor Relations Specialists$100,500
Bachelor's degree
$59,160 – $170,2106,860
11Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$98,580
Bachelor's degree
$56,070 – $165,92080,500
12Insurance Underwriters$97,450
Bachelor's degree
$65,160 – $168,7906,900
13Loan Officers$95,710
Bachelor's degree
$49,410 – $211,35010,840
14Compliance Officers$90,080
Bachelor's degree
$53,330 – $142,37023,500
15Logisticians$88,240
Bachelor's degree
$60,370 – $136,9406,930
16Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$87,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,560 – $130,37017,330
17Human Resources Specialists$84,380
Bachelor's degree
$56,040 – $149,99054,610
18Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,450
Bachelor's degree
$45,960 – $144,87028,790
19Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$83,200
Bachelor's degree
$58,740 – $131,11011,470
20Fundraisers$80,540
Bachelor's degree
$53,670 – $132,51011,600
21Cost Estimators$80,430
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $139,69011,980
22Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,460
Bachelor's degree
$51,820 – $132,08031,240
23Training and Development Specialists$76,080
Bachelor's degree
$40,220 – $133,62027,460
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$74,730
Bachelor's degree
$45,600 – $129,98010,330
25Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$72,610
Bachelor's degree
$51,850 – $128,3203,550
26Tax Preparers$71,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,010 – $125,0707,620

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$166,400	$76,190 – $427,700	21,550
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$136,830	$84,550 – $220,260	12,060
3	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$133,270	$76,730 – $241,220	7,960
4	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$128,920	$70,710 – $216,090	13,480
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$127,930	$77,540 – $225,380	52,380
6	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$121,040	$74,580 – $192,160	68,020
7	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$112,250	$64,900 – $209,440	69,150
8	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$107,490	$55,370 – $230,770	9,750
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$102,640	$63,700 – $171,030	109,830
10	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,500	$59,160 – $170,210	6,860
11	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,580	$56,070 – $165,920	80,500
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$97,450	$65,160 – $168,790	6,900
13	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$95,710	$49,410 – $211,350	10,840
14	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$90,080	$53,330 – $142,370	23,500
15	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$88,240	$60,370 – $136,940	6,930
16	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,130	$51,560 – $130,370	17,330
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,380	$56,040 – $149,990	54,610
18	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,450	$45,960 – $144,870	28,790
19	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,200	$58,740 – $131,110	11,470
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$80,540	$53,670 – $132,510	11,600
21	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$80,430	$52,000 – $139,690	11,980
22	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$79,460	$51,820 – $132,080	31,240
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,080	$40,220 – $133,620	27,460
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$74,730	$45,600 – $129,980	10,330
25	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$72,610	$51,850 – $128,320	3,550
26	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,850	$39,010 – $125,070	7,620

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New York. 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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