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166 Jobs That Pay Over $100K in New York (2025)

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There are 166 occupations in New York with a median salary above $100K per year. The highest-paying is Cardiologists at $492,040/year. Based on 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

166
Jobs Over $100K
$492,040
#1: Cardiologists
$152,211
Avg of Qualifying Jobs
2,108,910
Workers in These Jobs

All 166 Jobs Paying Over $100K in New York

Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown.

# Occupation Median Salary Mean Salary Workers
1 Cardiologists $492,040 $437,490 2,260
2 Anesthesiologists $445,660 $349,940 7,230
3 Radiologists $441,580 $336,460 2,010
4 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $414,290 $364,520 1,450
5 Pediatric Surgeons $378,110 $433,430 90
6 Dermatologists $374,010 $334,230 2,070
7 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $360,050 $353,390 960
8 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $348,800 $306,240 2,750
9 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $342,710 $285,510 350
10 Physicians, Pathologists $321,550 $309,660 1,220
11 Nurse Anesthetists $321,030 $285,020 2,450
12 Emergency Medicine Physicians $301,690 $257,790 3,980
13 Psychiatrists $265,890 $252,840 4,130
14 Chief Executives $257,980 $351,160 8,430
15 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $255,240 $298,260 6,900
16 Financial Managers $219,880 $246,560 80,810
17 Sales Managers $217,640 $239,740 38,510
18 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $216,390 $198,770 2,270
19 Computer and Information Systems Managers $214,300 $223,590 48,050
20 Pediatricians, General $212,150 $205,770 4,570
21 Family Medicine Physicians $210,920 $211,570 4,000
22 Lawyers $207,860 $220,180 91,870
23 General Internal Medicine Physicians $183,460 $213,360 10,000
24 Dentists, General $183,060 $202,040 7,340
25 Computer and Information Research Scientists $181,990 $203,370 1,950
26 Physicists $181,970 $182,580 1,140
27 Marketing Managers $181,200 $202,480 54,000
28 Public Relations Managers $180,880 $203,900 7,710
29 Commercial Pilots $177,430 $184,580 1,070
30 Human Resources Managers $176,650 $197,390 17,920
31 Architectural and Engineering Managers $175,710 $188,270 8,250
32 Compensation and Benefits Managers $175,620 $194,040 2,260
33 Advertising and Promotions Managers $173,700 $201,360 3,550
34 Choreographers $173,100 $168,960 340
35 Orthodontists $172,980 $188,400 130
36 Training and Development Managers $171,400 $184,700 3,500
37 Fundraising Managers $169,510 $184,020 4,080
38 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $168,340 $185,400 55,630
39 Medical Dosimetrists $166,540 $167,640 300
40 Personal Financial Advisors $166,400 $210,310 21,550
41 Purchasing Managers $166,300 $177,260 6,930
42 Software Developers $166,180 $163,820 113,510
43 Medical and Health Services Managers $164,120 $184,960 33,200
44 Computer Hardware Engineers $163,470 $164,770 3,020
45 Optometrists $161,140 $153,130 2,390
46 Physician Assistants $160,880 $155,150 19,140
47 Commercial Divers $157,800 $130,790 170
48 Actuaries $156,480 $161,670 2,630
49 Neurologists $155,990 $204,900 2,810
50 Construction Managers $155,360 $159,510 10,280
51 Nurse Practitioners $153,510 $153,900 22,890
52 Air Traffic Controllers $144,960 $154,660 1,150
53 Nurse Midwives $144,510 $143,360 360
54 Administrative Services Managers $142,280 $165,360 15,010
55 Pharmacists $142,090 $140,260 19,760
56 Database Architects $141,350 $145,180 3,850
57 Nuclear Engineers $141,200 $150,090 150
58 Computer Network Architects $140,390 $147,700 9,800
59 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $139,640 $162,540 7,280
60 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $139,390 $137,230 150
61 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $138,830 $143,470 19,210
62 Sales Engineers $137,480 $143,260 3,150
63 Art Directors $137,320 $159,200 8,720
64 Financial Risk Specialists $136,830 $153,000 12,060
65 Economists $136,660 $168,580 910
66 Statisticians $136,020 $146,430 1,220
67 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $135,720 $130,360 3,470
68 Natural Sciences Managers $134,680 $153,570 5,690
69 Information Security Analysts $134,660 $144,720 10,060
70 Ship Engineers $133,640 $126,300 550
71 Judicial Law Clerks $133,320 $126,340 850
72 Credit Analysts $133,270 $150,390 7,960
73 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $132,520 $127,380 4,100
74 Law Teachers, Postsecondary $132,180 $168,030 2,190
75 Veterinarians $131,830 $151,530 3,390
76 Materials Scientists $131,740 $138,200 530
77 Facilities Managers $131,350 $143,630 9,580
78 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $131,220 $169,320 21,410
79 General and Operations Managers $130,860 $167,820 206,740
80 Industrial Production Managers $130,470 $139,540 6,630
81 Data Scientists $130,460 $137,690 23,970
82 Aerospace Engineers $130,330 $135,720 560
83 Nuclear Technicians $129,780 $136,950 260
84 Radiation Therapists $129,620 $129,690 820
85 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $129,580 $128,370 230
86 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $129,410 $134,010 10,500
87 Chemical Engineers $129,060 $120,480 540
88 Financial Examiners $128,920 $137,700 13,480
89 Financial and Investment Analysts $127,930 $146,620 52,380
90 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $127,500 $145,760 1,240
91 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $127,180 $137,620 6,740
92 Mathematicians $126,950 $147,660 150
93 Flight Attendants $126,650 $115,670 12,060
94 Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $126,430 $113,620 1,460
95 Materials Engineers $125,900 $123,860 590
96 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $124,080 $129,240 12,750
97 Terrazzo Workers and Finishers $123,820 $111,360 N/A
98 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $123,170 $123,150 1,400
99 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $121,780 $127,450 16,870
100 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $121,280 $108,030 5,840
101 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $121,240 $122,950 10,460
102 Project Management Specialists $121,040 $126,260 68,020
103 Web and Digital Interface Designers $120,990 $129,990 16,560
104 Chiropractors $120,950 $124,630 1,360
105 Plasterers and Stucco Masons $120,180 $100,300 N/A
106 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $119,180 $123,850 2,220
107 Electrical Engineers $119,010 $122,140 8,770
108 Nuclear Medicine Technologists $118,650 $116,660 890
109 Atmospheric and Space Scientists $117,540 $154,830 370
110 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $114,400 $124,380 8,420
111 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $113,270 $110,030 3,240
112 Management Analysts $112,250 $129,700 69,150
113 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $112,230 $122,230 250
114 Computer Systems Analysts $109,610 $117,960 24,100
115 Registered Nurses $109,440 $113,440 205,810
116 Locomotive Engineers $109,220 $98,720 1,510
117 Operations Research Analysts $108,610 $117,790 5,890
118 Podiatrists $108,460 $148,680 1,520
119 Respiratory Therapists $107,810 $110,200 7,010
120 Producers and Directors $107,550 $134,810 27,990
121 Genetic Counselors $107,450 $112,230 240
122 Models $107,280 $116,450 N/A
123 Power Plant Operators $106,990 $108,880 1,960
124 School Psychologists $106,550 $112,460 9,070
125 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $106,240 $125,500 3,240
126 Dental Hygienists $106,130 $103,640 13,660
127 Database Administrators $105,900 $114,100 3,590
128 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $105,810 $113,900 18,220
129 Riggers $105,600 $103,440 650
130 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $104,800 $108,420 1,930
131 Business Teachers, Postsecondary $104,490 $121,940 7,480
132 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $104,050 $123,780 1,460
133 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $104,010 $119,120 840
134 Computer Programmers $103,980 $115,900 7,020
135 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $103,920 $104,990 6,880
136 Civil Engineers $103,760 $117,880 17,500
137 Funeral Home Managers $103,530 $125,340 820
138 Film and Video Editors $103,440 $107,850 3,710
139 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $103,320 $104,390 3,380
140 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $103,100 $115,260 1,080
141 Real Estate Sales Agents $102,990 $112,730 8,660
142 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $102,800 $137,860 4,300
143 Accountants and Auditors $102,640 $114,070 109,830
144 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $102,640 $109,840 610
145 Industrial Engineers $102,640 $109,670 11,810
146 Mechanical Engineers $102,440 $110,270 8,590
147 Gambling Managers $102,350 $112,230 180
148 Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $101,990 $101,280 1,400
149 Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $101,800 $110,880 1,520
150 Editors $101,480 $116,740 16,800
151 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $101,300 $107,050 1,570
152 Environmental Engineers $101,270 $108,360 3,170
153 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $101,240 $105,880 9,600
154 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers $101,230 $102,040 670
155 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $101,150 $96,740 4,170
156 Biochemists and Biophysicists $101,080 $108,140 980
157 Firefighters $100,960 $87,150 12,950
158 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $100,960 $89,320 8,530
159 Audiologists $100,860 $104,390 690
160 News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $100,770 $251,110 5,750
161 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $100,720 $110,220 4,070
162 Physical Therapists $100,660 $102,740 20,940
163 Speech-Language Pathologists $100,610 $107,700 15,310
164 Labor Relations Specialists $100,500 $111,230 6,860
165 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $100,420 $107,580 200
166 History Teachers, Postsecondary $100,400 $112,980 1,660

New York High-Salary Insights

The $100K+ jobs in New York are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Management, and Transportation fields.

23.2% of all tracked occupations in NY earn a median salary above $100K. The entry point for this group is $100,400/year (History Teachers, Postsecondary), while the top earner makes $492,040/year.

New York ranks #3 among all 50 states for the number of $100K+ jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many jobs pay over $100K a year in New York?
According to 2025 BLS data, there are 166 occupations in New York with a median annual salary above $100K. This represents 23.2% of all tracked occupations in NY.
What is the highest paying job in New York?
The highest paying occupation in New York is Cardiologists with a median salary of $492,040 per year based on 2025 BLS OEWS data.
What is the minimum salary to be on the $100K+ list in New York?
The entry point for the $100K+ list in New York is $100,400/year (History Teachers, Postsecondary). Any occupation with a median salary above $100K qualifies for this list.
What is the average salary of $100K+ jobs in New York?
The average median salary among all 166 occupations that pay over $100K in New York is $152,211 per year (2025 data).
How can I get a job that pays over $100K in New York?
High-paying jobs in New York typically require specialized education, certifications, or significant experience. Common fields include healthcare, technology, management, and engineering. Investing in relevant skills through certifications and advanced degrees can help you reach the $100K+ salary range. Check individual job pages for specific requirements.

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Data Source & Methodology

This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $100K per year. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics