Compare salaries and employment across 22 industry groups in New York
| # | Industry | Avg. Salary | Jobs | Employment | Top-Paying Job |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare Practitioners | $160,605 | 63 | 581,250 | Cardiologists |
| 2 | Management | $144,566 | 34 | 654,000 | Chief Executives |
| 3 | Legal | $125,904 | 7 | 133,790 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
| 4 | Computer & Math | $123,121 | 19 | 303,240 | Computer and Information Research Scientists |
| 5 | Business & Finance | $95,884 | 29 | 687,810 | Personal Financial Advisors |
| 6 | Architecture & Engineering | $94,722 | 31 | 98,660 | Computer Hardware Engineers |
| 7 | Arts, Design & Entertainment | $86,916 | 36 | 199,600 | Choreographers |
| 8 | Education & Training | $86,344 | 56 | 688,410 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary |
| 9 | Life, Physical & Social Science | $86,178 | 37 | 68,570 | Physicists |
| 10 | Sales | $80,671 | 19 | 757,330 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents |
| 11 | Protective Service | $73,921 | 21 | 316,760 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
| 12 | Installation, Maintenance & Repair | $71,851 | 48 | 319,240 | Commercial Divers |
| 13 | Transportation & Material Moving | $70,114 | 43 | 620,030 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers |
| 14 | Construction & Extraction | $69,041 | 51 | 314,600 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers |
| 15 | Community & Social Service | $62,908 | 13 | 186,780 | Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists |
| 16 | Production | $54,351 | 94 | 284,340 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
| 17 | Office & Administrative Support | $53,354 | 50 | 1,116,880 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants |
| 18 | Building & Grounds Maintenance | $52,385 | 8 | 310,720 | First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers |
| 19 | Personal Care & Service | $51,054 | 27 | 208,400 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance |
| 20 | Farming, Fishing & Forestry | $49,784 | 8 | 4,700 | Agricultural Inspectors |
| 21 | Healthcare Support | $49,494 | 16 | 859,440 | Occupational Therapy Assistants |
| 22 | Food Preparation & Serving | $42,888 | 15 | 727,610 | Chefs and Head Cooks |
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, 2025 estimates. Industries are grouped by 2-digit SOC code.