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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
Average salaries across all 50 states. Click a state to see its $100K+ jobs.
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 |
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.
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These are gross salaries. After federal, state, and FICA taxes, take-home pay is lower.
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.