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

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

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

Find high paying jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

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

1Anesthesiologists$460,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$152,160 – $561,0007,080
2Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$88,100 – $805,3304,290
3Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Bachelor's degree
$121,220 – $475,69010,030
4Chief Executives$301,440
Bachelor's degree
$164,740 – $709,6707,180
5Emergency Medicine Physicians$289,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,210 – $386,9903,070
6Physicians, All Other$265,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,310 – $424,62017,210
7Family Medicine Physicians$249,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,090 – $403,4304,870
8Psychiatrists$249,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,120 – $443,3404,180
9Financial Managers$221,010
Bachelor's degree
$133,940 – $371,17089,960
10Pediatricians, General$216,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,210 – $343,6104,510
11Computer and Information Systems Managers$215,300
Bachelor's degree
$139,610 – $322,41062,430
12Sales Managers$215,150
Bachelor's degree
$109,210 – $368,21044,870
13Lawyers$208,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,070 – $391,62094,610
14Marketing Managers$192,840
Bachelor's degree
$116,040 – $324,99054,730
15Public Relations Managers$192,360
Bachelor's degree
$111,770 – $323,1907,940
16Dentists, General$190,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,680 – $367,1407,240
17Human Resources Managers$185,100
Bachelor's degree
$107,300 – $323,82018,480
18Architectural and Engineering Managers$183,890
Bachelor's degree
$133,740 – $289,5607,580
19Natural Sciences Managers$180,460
Bachelor's degree
$79,110 – $313,81010,100
20Advertising and Promotions Managers$174,390
Bachelor's degree
$80,290 – $344,6503,630
21Training and Development Managers$173,810
Bachelor's degree
$104,630 – $281,4503,520
22Purchasing Managers$171,810
Bachelor's degree
$117,120 – $292,6107,370
23Fundraising Managers$170,780
Bachelor's degree
$105,770 – $305,0203,720
24Personal Financial Advisors$170,050
Bachelor's degree
$81,520 – $420,63023,980
25Managers, All Other$169,800
Bachelor's degree
$92,500 – $300,08034,400
26Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$167,890
Bachelor's degree
$59,230 – $326,29059,450
27Physician Assistants$167,650
Master's degree
$124,470 – $207,00016,800
28Medical and Health Services Managers$167,580
Bachelor's degree
$102,450 – $348,01035,260
29Software Developers$166,830
Bachelor's degree
$101,690 – $224,590121,000
30Nurse Practitioners$163,340
Master's degree
$132,490 – $202,94021,680
31Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$163,210
Master's degree
$99,730 – $206,64020,920
32Computer Network Architects$163,010
Bachelor's degree
$101,240 – $216,88010,230
33Construction Managers$158,000
Bachelor's degree
$91,740 – $250,52012,120
34General and Operations Managers$157,000
Bachelor's degree
$71,030 – $364,770177,850
35Veterinarians$156,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,450 – $293,7903,150
36Industrial Production Managers$151,630
Bachelor's degree
$93,220 – $220,0307,220
37Administrative Services Managers$149,990
Bachelor's degree
$94,790 – $291,32018,450
38Sales Engineers$147,570
Bachelor's degree
$90,260 – $218,6803,440
39Art Directors$142,990
Bachelor's degree
$85,040 – $271,2208,980
40Pharmacists$141,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,010 – $175,84020,000
41Information Security Analysts$140,470
Bachelor's degree
$86,860 – $216,28011,330
42Financial Risk Specialists$139,670
Bachelor's degree
$93,550 – $220,26012,770
43Education Administrators, Postsecondary$137,800
Master's degree
$98,750 – $269,1707,550
44Credit Analysts$136,500
Bachelor's degree
$80,850 – $258,3207,530
45Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$136,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,950 – $171,8603,270
46Data Scientists$135,980
Bachelor's degree
$79,870 – $216,03023,160
47Engineers, All Other$135,300
Bachelor's degree
$82,450 – $197,4905,780
48First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$135,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$100,050 – $196,96013,970
49Facilities Managers$134,010
Bachelor's degree
$83,210 – $218,68010,210
50Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$133,690
Bachelor's degree
$73,440 – $226,4207,800

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	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$460,800	$152,160 – $561,000	7,080
2	Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$399,990	$88,100 – $805,330	4,290
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBachelor's degree	$335,270	$121,220 – $475,690	10,030
4	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$301,440	$164,740 – $709,670	7,180
5	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$289,440	$80,210 – $386,990	3,070
6	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$265,930	$91,310 – $424,620	17,210
7	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$249,150	$62,090 – $403,430	4,870
8	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$249,130	$87,120 – $443,340	4,180
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$221,010	$133,940 – $371,170	89,960
10	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$216,040	$82,210 – $343,610	4,510
11	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$215,300	$139,610 – $322,410	62,430
12	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$215,150	$109,210 – $368,210	44,870
13	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$208,880	$94,070 – $391,620	94,610
14	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$192,840	$116,040 – $324,990	54,730
15	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$192,360	$111,770 – $323,190	7,940
16	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$190,010	$75,680 – $367,140	7,240
17	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$185,100	$107,300 – $323,820	18,480
18	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$183,890	$133,740 – $289,560	7,580
19	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$180,460	$79,110 – $313,810	10,100
20	Advertising and Promotions ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,390	$80,290 – $344,650	3,630
21	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,810	$104,630 – $281,450	3,520
22	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,810	$117,120 – $292,610	7,370
23	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,780	$105,770 – $305,020	3,720
24	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$170,050	$81,520 – $420,630	23,980
25	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$169,800	$92,500 – $300,080	34,400
26	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$167,890	$59,230 – $326,290	59,450
27	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$167,650	$124,470 – $207,000	16,800
28	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,580	$102,450 – $348,010	35,260
29	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$166,830	$101,690 – $224,590	121,000
30	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$163,340	$132,490 – $202,940	21,680
31	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$163,210	$99,730 – $206,640	20,920
32	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$163,010	$101,240 – $216,880	10,230
33	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,000	$91,740 – $250,520	12,120
34	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,000	$71,030 – $364,770	177,850
35	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$156,150	$101,450 – $293,790	3,150
36	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,630	$93,220 – $220,030	7,220
37	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,990	$94,790 – $291,320	18,450
38	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$147,570	$90,260 – $218,680	3,440
39	Art DirectorsBachelor's degree	$142,990	$85,040 – $271,220	8,980
40	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,320	$96,010 – $175,840	20,000
41	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$140,470	$86,860 – $216,280	11,330
42	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$139,670	$93,550 – $220,260	12,770
43	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$137,800	$98,750 – $269,170	7,550
44	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$136,500	$80,850 – $258,320	7,530
45	Elevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$136,000	$82,950 – $171,860	3,270
46	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$135,980	$79,870 – $216,030	23,160
47	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$135,300	$82,450 – $197,490	5,780
48	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$135,270	$100,050 – $196,960	13,970
49	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,010	$83,210 – $218,680	10,210
50	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$133,690	$73,440 – $226,420	7,800

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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