High paying science jobs in New York

Every science 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 science 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

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$114,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,980 – $204,5408,420
2School Psychologists$106,550
Master's degree
$67,160 – $148,7909,070
3Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$104,770
Bachelor's degree
$67,210 – $138,5903,410
4Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,720
Bachelor's degree
$60,320 – $144,1006,840
5Chemists$90,600
Bachelor's degree
$61,100 – $155,1904,230
6Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$87,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,490 – $177,5107,690
7Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,160
Bachelor's degree
$58,240 – $139,4903,700
8Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$63,810
Associate's degree
$44,290 – $91,2607,390
9Biological Technicians$61,210
Bachelor's degree
$39,040 – $79,6305,050

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	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$114,400	$64,980 – $204,540	8,420
2	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$106,550	$67,160 – $148,790	9,070
3	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,770	$67,210 – $138,590	3,410
4	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,720	$60,320 – $144,100	6,840
5	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$90,600	$61,100 – $155,190	4,230
6	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$87,760	$67,490 – $177,510	7,690
7	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$82,160	$58,240 – $139,490	3,700
8	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$63,810	$44,290 – $91,260	7,390
9	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,210	$39,040 – $79,630	5,050

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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