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

Every medical 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 medical 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

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
3Emergency Medicine Physicians$289,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,210 – $386,9903,070
4Physicians, All Other$265,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,310 – $424,62017,210
5Family Medicine Physicians$249,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,090 – $403,4304,870
6Psychiatrists$249,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,120 – $443,3404,180
7Pediatricians, General$216,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,210 – $343,6104,510
8Dentists, General$190,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,680 – $367,1407,240
9Physician Assistants$167,650
Master's degree
$124,470 – $207,00016,800
10Nurse Practitioners$163,340
Master's degree
$132,490 – $202,94021,680
11Veterinarians$156,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,450 – $293,7903,150
12Pharmacists$141,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,010 – $175,84020,000
13Registered Nurses$119,720
Bachelor's degree
$87,180 – $159,240197,740
14Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$118,360
Associate's degree
$94,420 – $135,9203,020
15Respiratory Therapists$110,490
Associate's degree
$87,090 – $131,5007,010
16Dental Hygienists$109,720
Associate's degree
$85,460 – $126,64014,230
17Speech-Language Pathologists$107,860
Master's degree
$73,530 – $167,21015,260
18Physical Therapists$107,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,390 – $141,87021,240
19Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,250
Associate's degree
$83,090 – $130,9007,020
20General Internal Medicine Physicians$105,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,920 – $416,64010,380
21Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$102,730
Associate's degree
$78,970 – $130,11012,700
22Occupational Therapists$101,460
Master's degree
$72,380 – $144,09011,640
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$96,930
Bachelor's degree
$49,440 – $133,11016,220
24Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$87,210
Associate's degree
$49,070 – $128,9204,180
25Dietitians and Nutritionists$86,690
Bachelor's degree
$64,210 – $114,4005,490
26Surgical Technologists$84,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,810 – $104,7806,320
27Paramedics$79,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,110 – $100,2403,850
28Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,570 – $87,42032,410
29Opticians, Dispensing$71,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,060 – $85,0503,460
30Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,960 – $97,28012,400
31Medical Records Specialists$61,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,640 – $102,6008,090
32Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$59,680
Associate's degree
$46,560 – $78,5004,850
33Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$55,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,810 – $68,5005,670
34Emergency Medical Technicians$53,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,450 – $73,80013,780
35Pharmacy Technicians$44,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $65,99025,420

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	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$289,440	$80,210 – $386,990	3,070
4	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$265,930	$91,310 – $424,620	17,210
5	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$249,150	$62,090 – $403,430	4,870
6	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$249,130	$87,120 – $443,340	4,180
7	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$216,040	$82,210 – $343,610	4,510
8	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$190,010	$75,680 – $367,140	7,240
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$167,650	$124,470 – $207,000	16,800
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$163,340	$132,490 – $202,940	21,680
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$156,150	$101,450 – $293,790	3,150
12	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,320	$96,010 – $175,840	20,000
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$119,720	$87,180 – $159,240	197,740
14	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$118,360	$94,420 – $135,920	3,020
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$110,490	$87,090 – $131,500	7,010
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$109,720	$85,460 – $126,640	14,230
17	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$107,860	$73,530 – $167,210	15,260
18	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,650	$75,390 – $141,870	21,240
19	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,250	$83,090 – $130,900	7,020
20	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$105,960	$79,920 – $416,640	10,380
21	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$102,730	$78,970 – $130,110	12,700
22	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,460	$72,380 – $144,090	11,640
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$96,930	$49,440 – $133,110	16,220
24	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$87,210	$49,070 – $128,920	4,180
25	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$86,690	$64,210 – $114,400	5,490
26	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,120	$58,810 – $104,780	6,320
27	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,550	$64,110 – $100,240	3,850
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,910	$62,570 – $87,420	32,410
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,050	$43,060 – $85,050	3,460
30	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,440	$45,960 – $97,280	12,400
31	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,190	$35,640 – $102,600	8,090
32	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,680	$46,560 – $78,500	4,850
33	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,100	$40,810 – $68,500	5,670
34	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,820	$42,450 – $73,800	13,780
35	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,640	$36,680 – $65,990	25,420

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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