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Highest Paying Jobs in New York

The highest paying job in New York is CEO, with an average salary of $351,160 a year, followed by anesthesiologist ($349,940) and radiologist ($336,460). All 511 jobs in New York below are ranked by average pay from the latest BLS wage survey (May 2025).

#1 CEO $351,160 average a year #2 Anesthesiologist $349,940 average a year #3 Radiologist $336,460 average a year

Highest Paying Jobs in New York, ranked

of 511 jobs match.

# Job Average Median
1 CEO Management $351,160 $257,980
2 Anesthesiologist Healthcare Practitioners $349,940 $445,660
3 Radiologist Healthcare Practitioners $336,460 $441,580
4 Obstetrician and gynecologist Healthcare Practitioners $306,240 $348,800
5 Airline pilot Transportation and Material Moving $298,260 $255,240
6 Nurse anesthetist Healthcare Practitioners $285,020 $321,030
7 Emergency medicine physician Healthcare Practitioners $257,790 $301,690
8 Psychiatrist Healthcare Practitioners $252,840 $265,890
9 Journalist Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media $251,110 $100,770
10 Financial manager Management $246,560 $219,880
11 Sales manager Management $239,740 $217,640
12 Computer and information systems manager Management $223,590 $214,300
13 Lawyer Legal $220,180 $207,860
14 General internal medicine physician Healthcare Practitioners $213,360 $183,460
15 Family medicine physician Healthcare Practitioners $211,570 $210,920
16 Financial advisor Business and Financial $210,310 $166,400
17 Pediatrician Healthcare Practitioners $205,770 $212,150
18 Public relations manager Management $203,900 $180,880
19 Computer and information research scientist Computer and Mathematical $203,370 $181,990
20 Marketing manager Management $202,480 $181,200
21 Dentist Healthcare Practitioners $202,040 $183,060
22 Advertising and promotions manager Management $201,360 $173,700
23 Judge, magistrate judge, and magistrate Legal $198,770 $216,390
24 Human resources manager Management $197,390 $176,650
25 Compensation and benefits manager Management $194,040 $175,620
26 Architectural and engineering manager Management $188,270 $175,710
27 Security, commodity, and financial services sales agent Sales $185,400 $168,340
28 Medical and health services manager Management $184,960 $164,120
29 Training and development manager Management $184,700 $171,400
30 Commercial pilot Transportation and Material Moving $184,580 $177,430
31 Fundraising manager Management $184,020 $169,510
32 Broadcast announcer and radio disc jockey Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media $182,810 $81,310
33 Physicist Science $182,580 $181,970
34 Purchasing manager Management $177,260 $166,300
35 Health specialties teacher, postsecondary Education and Library $169,320 $131,220
36 Law teacher, postsecondary Education and Library $168,030 $132,180
37 General and operations manager Management $167,820 $130,860
38 Administrative services manager Management $165,360 $142,280
39 Computer hardware engineer Architecture and Engineering $164,770 $163,470
40 Software developer Computer and Mathematical $163,820 $166,180
41 Education administrator, postsecondary Management $162,540 $139,640
42 Actuary Computer and Mathematical $161,670 $156,480
43 Construction manager Management $159,510 $155,360
44 Art director Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media $159,200 $137,320
45 Physician assistant Healthcare Practitioners $155,150 $160,880
46 Air traffic controller Transportation and Material Moving $154,660 $144,960
47 Nurse practitioner Healthcare Practitioners $153,900 $153,510
48 Natural sciences manager Management $153,570 $134,680
49 Optometrist Healthcare Practitioners $153,130 $161,140
50 Financial risk specialist Business and Financial $153,000 $136,830

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published 2026), and Employment Projections education and training assignments (2025). State pages rank jobs by average (mean) salary, which BLS publishes for every job in every state; a dash means it did not publish the median. Jobs with fewer than 20,000 workers nationally are not listed.

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About the Highest Paying Jobs

Highest Paying Jobs ranks 515 US jobs by what they actually pay, using the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey (May 2025, published 2026). Filter the list by field, by the education a job needs to start, or by a minimum salary, and sort it by median pay, average pay, what the top 10% earn, hourly wage or the number of people in the job. Ready-made rankings answer the common questions: the highest paying jobs without a degree, with only a high school diploma, with an associate, bachelor’s or master’s degree, entry-level and trade jobs, the best-paid jobs in healthcare, tech, engineering and ten other fields, and the highest paying jobs in each of the 50 states and Washington DC. Every job links to its own salary page with hourly pay, the full pay range and pay by state.

How to use it

  1. 1 Start with the full ranking, or pick a ready-made list such as jobs without a degree, a field or your state.
  2. 2 Narrow it down with the field, education and minimum pay filters, or search for a job.
  3. 3 Sort by median salary, top 10% pay, hourly wage or most workers.
  4. 4 Open any job to see its pay range, hourly and monthly pay and salary in every state.

Frequently asked questions

What is the highest paying job in New York?

CEO pays the most, with an average salary of $351,160 a year. The top three are CEO ($351,160), anesthesiologist ($349,940), radiologist ($336,460).

How many jobs in New York pay over $100,000?

143 of the 511 jobs in New York have an average salary of $100,000 or more a year.

Which well-paid job in New York has the most openings?

General and operations manager employs the most people among the best-paid jobs there, with about 206,740 workers and an average salary of $167,820. More people in a job usually means more openings each year.

Do jobs pay more in New York?

Pay is usually higher where living costs are higher, so compare a salary with rent and taxes as well. Each job’s page shows its pay in every state, and the take-home pay calculator shows a salary after state tax.