The highest paying job in New York is Physicians, All Other, with a median salary of $237,710 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in NY based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $237,710 | $255,300 | 13,280 |
| 2 | Psychiatrists | $228,580 | $233,300 | 3,850 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $219,320 | $343,030 | 7,830 |
| 4 | Radiologists | $216,420 | $313,140 | 1,950 |
| 5 | Anesthesiologists | $215,740 | $262,530 | 1,850 |
| 6 | Financial Manager | $215,740 | $244,250 | 67,510 |
| 7 | Physicians, Pathologists | $215,740 | $224,790 | 940 |
| 8 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $215,630 | $289,900 | 1,450 |
| 9 | Neurologists | $214,820 | $240,210 | 1,130 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physicians | $214,790 | $213,480 | 3,190 |
| 11 | Sales Manager | $214,350 | $251,500 | 35,160 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $209,980 | $222,160 | 40,780 |
| 13 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $204,160 | $232,450 | 3,570 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $197,390 | $201,790 | 1,320 |
| 15 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $189,890 | $175,220 | 2,460 |
| 16 | Lawyer | $177,210 | $208,080 | 91,440 |
| 17 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $176,390 | $191,790 | 1,760 |
| 18 | Physicists | $174,160 | $174,180 | 1,190 |
| 19 | Public Relations Managers | $173,780 | $214,930 | 7,330 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $173,530 | $185,520 | 7,330 |
| 21 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $173,340 | $205,460 | 11,110 |
| 22 | Marketing Manager | $172,590 | $195,720 | 49,480 |
| 23 | Commercial Pilots | $172,500 | $205,840 | 1,070 |
| 24 | Human Resources Manager | $171,440 | $192,040 | 16,720 |
| 25 | Financial Advisor | $167,970 | $225,930 | 28,820 |
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The top-paying careers in New York are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Physicians, All Other, pays $153,803 more than the state average of $83,906 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $167,970, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how New York's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.