Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New York

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in New York, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in New York are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $229,230. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $226,340.

All of the shown salary and employment information for New York has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in New York in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in New York (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$229,230	$104,560	4,910
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$226,340	$180,090	1,690
3	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$219,430	$174,990	520
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$219,190	$81,740	1,100
5	All Other Physicians	$212,370	$65,910	14,700
6	Financial Managers	$211,930	$103,170	55,560
7	Neurologists	$210,040	$78,730	890
8	Psychiatrists	$209,190	$77,490	4,090
9	Sales Managers	$207,440	$100,010	28,870
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$197,860	$122,420	34,080
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$182,890	$69,400	3,130
12	General Pediatricians	$179,980	$77,760	4,940
13	Other Specialists Dentists	$179,340	$66,560	240
14	Family Medicine Physicians	$177,940	$67,210	3,500
15	Orthodontists	$173,540	$94,770	390
16	Lawyers	$172,880	$80,850	86,230
17	Marketing Managers	$172,490	$99,570	34,990
18	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$172,260	$110,020	1,520
19	Training and Development Managers	$171,090	$101,820	2,810
20	Physicists	$171,070	$78,900	990
21	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$170,520	$100,810	5,000
22	Commercial Pilots	$170,460	$77,850	1,120
23	Public Relations Managers	$170,180	$98,580	5,710
24	Human Resources Managers	$169,800	$99,460	12,090
25	General Dentists	$169,120	$75,200	6,530
26	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$167,710	$73,580	13,080
27	Personal Financial Advisors	$167,000	$65,510	26,800
28	Natural Sciences Managers	$166,850	$98,680	2,870
29	Fundraising Managers	$166,310	$97,770	3,070
30	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,280	$107,990	6,000
31	Air Traffic Controllers	$159,200	$74,040	1,060
32	Purchasing Managers	$158,420	$95,900	4,070
33	All Other Surgeons	$155,560	$77,990	3,340
34	Commercial Divers	$154,760	$75,150	170
35	Art Directors	$146,440	$62,500	9,980
36	Optometrists	$142,400	$74,980	2,170
37	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$141,000	$113,270	7,990
38	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$140,510	$81,520	720
39	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$140,040	$49,640	58,140
40	Judicial Law Clerks	$139,660	$43,520	910
41	Medical Dosimetrists	$138,830	$109,920	120
42	Medical and Health Services Managers	$138,010	$79,730	25,430
43	Database Architects	$137,880	$74,790	3,860
44	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$137,290	$98,460	5,640
45	Actuaries	$137,090	$67,080	2,580
46	Software Developers	$135,090	$78,840	92,040
47	All Other Managers	$135,070	$74,400	12,200
48	Computer Network Architects	$134,840	$80,460	10,510
49	Financial Risk Specialists	$134,640	$82,230	11,270
50	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$134,560	$83,340	19,010
51	Physician Assistants	$134,360	$103,200	14,790
52	Information Security Analysts	$133,100	$76,450	7,260
53	Pharmacists	$132,590	$101,750	19,930
54	Administrative Services Managers	$130,400	$81,720	11,730
55	Podiatrists	$129,420	$74,250	1,020
56	Credit Analysts	$129,380	$65,790	7,520
57	Computer Hardware Engineers	$129,380	$78,880	2,380
58	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$128,980	$81,120	1,120
59	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$128,810	$77,470	3,430
60	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$128,440	$63,370	1,530
61	Nurse Practitioners	$128,220	$96,420	17,670
62	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$128,080	$52,870	20,900
63	Nurse Midwives	$127,360	$103,780	790
64	Veterinarians	$127,230	$75,630	3,810
65	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$127,170	$37,530	2,370
66	Industrial Production Managers	$126,490	$74,700	5,840
67	Construction Managers	$126,150	$79,100	6,310
68	Crane and Tower Operators	$125,650	$51,020	1,180
69	Nuclear Engineers	$125,250	$84,120	250
70	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$125,000	$77,790	230
71	Economists	$124,290	$31,280	940
72	Data Scientists	$124,030	$60,540	14,760
73	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$124,000	$102,040	240
74	Financial Analysts	$123,950	$75,340	46,720
75	General and Operations Managers	$123,900	$52,460	212,710
76	Political Scientists	$122,280	$76,170	90
77	Radiologists	$122,090	$81,290	1,770
78	All Other Special Education Teachers	$121,860	$58,350	3,750
79	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$121,580	$76,230	10,450
80	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$120,540	$67,070	3,370
81	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$120,030	$69,990	4,880
82	Materials Scientists	$118,300	$51,190	590
83	Facilities Managers	$117,470	$68,370	7,880
84	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	$113,830	$86,760	180
85	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$112,160	$51,670	11,510
86	Statisticians	$111,330	$64,550	1,220
87	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$110,970	$54,520	1,770
88	Aerospace Engineers	$110,250	$82,510	490
89	Gaming Managers	$109,750	$71,820	80
90	Nuclear Technicians	$109,670	$75,290	210
91	Radiation Therapists	$109,580	$80,150	1,030
92	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$109,470	$84,310	1,150
93	Sales Engineers	$108,960	$66,920	2,660
94	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$108,270	$64,180	17,210
95	Mathematicians	$108,120	$68,060	80
96	Choreographers	$107,640	$52,010	270
97	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$107,410	$76,400	180
98	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$107,160	$50,590	4,820
99	Power Plant Operators	$106,910	$60,180	1,580
100	Financial Examiners	$106,750	$61,740	11,580

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New York – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Financial Managers	$205,800
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,840
3	Psychiatrists	$195,000
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$191,860
5	Sales Managers	$190,290
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,060
7	Marketing Managers	$169,130
8	Other Specialists Dentists	$169,000
9	Physicists	$167,720
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$167,270

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New York – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$204,780
2	Financial Managers	$201,920
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$200,090
4	Psychiatrists	$195,720
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,180
6	Sales Managers	$188,660
7	Marketing Managers	$181,240
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$179,830
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$173,190
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$167,000

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in New York – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Financial Managers	$197,080
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$185,580
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$185,180
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$183,740
5	Sales Managers	$180,060
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$173,780
7	Marketing Managers	$171,990
8	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$167,320
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$163,780
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$158,380

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