We found the highest-paying jobs in New York state based on May 2022 occupational wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Using BLS data, we found the occupations with the highest average salaries in the Empire State.
Pediatric surgeon was the highest-paying job in New York, based on May 2022 data.
Pilots and sales managers also pay relatively well, given their average annual wages for the state.
Pediatric surgeons, pilots, financial managers are three of the best-paying jobs in New York.
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, we found the 30 jobs with the highest average annual salaries in New York state as of May 2022, the most recently available data. We looked at detailed occupational categories in the state that BLS had annual average wages for.
Similarly to our published list of the highest-paying jobs in the US, medical occupations loom large on the list focused on New York. Pediatric surgeons ranked at the top of the New York ranking for its average annual pay of $415,810. Dermatologists ranked No. 2 with an average at $356,080.
Sales managers was one non-medical job that made the top 30, ranking at No. 16. This kind of manager had an average annual wage of $231,380 and an estimated 28,870 employed in the state. With the average for all occupations in the state being $74,870, all 30 of the highest-paying jobs in the state had averages well above that.
Below are the highest-paying jobs in New York. We included each jobs' average annual salaries and the number of people employed in each job in New York State from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Andy Kiersz previously contributed to this story.
30. Marketing managers
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Average annual wage: $190,230
Number of people employed in New York: 34,990
29. Human resources managers
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Average annual wage: $190,340
Number of people employed in New York: 12,090
28. Pediatricians
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Average annual wage: $191,970
Number of people employed in New York: 4,940
27. Advertising and promotions managers
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Average annual wage: $194,240
Number of people employed in New York: 5,000
26. General internal medicine physicians
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Average annual wage: $195,110
Number of people employed in New York: 13,080
25. Commercial pilots
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Average annual wage: $195,380
Number of people employed in New York: 1,120
24. Family medicine physicians
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Average annual wage: $195,570
Number of people employed in New York: 3,500
23. Personal financial advisors
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Average annual wage: $203,070
Number of people employed in New York: 26,800
22. Psychiatrists
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Average annual wage: $206,920
Number of people employed in New York: 4,090
21. Computer and information systems managers
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Average annual wage: $217,630
Number of people employed in New York: 34,080
20. Dentists (all other specialists)
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Average annual wage: $219,680
Number of people employed in New York: Estimate not available
19. Financial managers
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Average annual wage: $228,160
Number of people employed in New York: 55,560
18. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
