Kingston, NY

Across all occupations in the Kingston, NY metropolitan area, the median wage is $50,020 a year ($24.05 an hour) and the mean $63,440, May 2025. That median is −2% against the US median of $50,980 and −16% against New York's $59,670. BLS counts 59,140 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is chief executives; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Kingston, NY vs New York and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Kingston, NY area, New York and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Kingston, NY	Hourly	$16.55	$18.15	$24.05	$36.13	$50.76	$30.50	59,140
Kingston, NY	Annual	$34,430	$37,750	$50,020	$75,140	$105,580	$63,440	59,140
New York	Hourly	$17.19	$19.79	$28.69	$47.51	$75.72	$39.65	9,688,000
New York	Annual	$35,760	$41,160	$59,670	$98,810	$157,500	$82,460	9,688,000
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

253 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: New York. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Kingston, NY

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$199,860	$96.09	40
2	Dentists, General	$162,780	$78.26	50
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,490	$77.16	40
4	Human Resources Managers	$158,980	$76.43	50
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in New York	$154,270	$74.17	90
6	Nurse Practitioners	$151,370	$72.78	70
7	Physician Assistants	$150,470	$72.34	40
8	Financial Managers in New York	$146,070	$70.23	210
9	Sales Managers in New York	$143,260	$68.87	100
10	Pharmacists	$142,360	$68.44	110
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$137,220	*	150
12	Veterinarians	$135,760	$65.27	40
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$133,120	$64.00	130
14	Industrial Production Managers	$128,990	$62.01	60
15	Marketing Managers	$127,400	$61.25	90
16	Software Developers in New York	$124,300	$59.76	230
17	Administrative Services Managers	$121,590	$58.46	70
18	Managers, All Other in New York	$117,920	$56.69	40
19	Lawyers in New York	$115,280	$55.42	220
20	Civil Engineers	$110,610	$53.18	40

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Kingston, NY

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New York	2,110	35.71	1.29	$37,750
2	Retail Salespersons in New York	1,860	31.54	1.26	$36,530
3	Cashiers in New York	1,490	25.15	1.27	$34,770
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers in New York	1,440	24.41	0.98	$35,460
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in New York	1,320	22.26	1.22	$37,910
6	General and Operations Managers in New York	1,280	21.56	0.96	$99,970
6	Waiters and Waitresses in New York	1,280	21.68	1.48	$46,440
8	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New York	1,130	19.18	2.10	$37,180
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York	1,070	18.03	1.27	$38,570
10	Registered Nurses in New York	1,000	16.85	0.78	$101,030
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York	920	15.50	1.41	$48,620
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in New York	870	14.70	1.49	$50,230
13	Office Clerks, General in New York	790	13.31	0.84	$44,850
14	Cooks, Restaurant in New York	750	12.71	1.40	$43,150
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New York	710	12.04	1.35	$97,920
16	Customer Service Representatives in New York	680	11.47	0.69	$43,680
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York	670	11.38	1.29	$54,510
18	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York	640	10.82	1.95	$36,500
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New York	560	9.46	1.38	$101,300
19	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York	560	9.47	0.71	$59,830

Most concentrated occupations in Kingston, NY

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Word Processors and Typists	15.70	210	3.53	$47,920
2	School Bus Monitors	7.65	230	3.86	$34,770
3	Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.98	100	1.77	$66,160
4	Highway Maintenance Workers	4.94	290	4.92	$60,460
5	Postal Service Clerks	4.17	120	1.98	$63,210
6	Cooks, Short Order	3.95	210	3.52	$36,310
7	Library Assistants, Clerical	3.87	130	2.13	$36,540
8	Bus Drivers, School	2.91	450	7.53	$51,250
9	Social and Human Service Assistants	2.82	470	7.95	$47,290
10	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.78	140	2.29	$59,750

Occupation groups in Kingston, NY

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$109,910	$133,200	3,030	51.18	0.71
Legal	$101,500	$116,500	420	7.13	0.85
Computer and Mathematical	$95,020	$101,000	800	13.45	0.40
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$89,540	$100,860	3,220	54.47	0.86
Architecture and Engineering	$83,840	$94,470	450	7.54	0.45
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$82,610	$87,600	470	7.96	0.84
Business and Financial Operations	$77,000	$84,240	2,400	40.54	0.60
Protective Service	$72,080	$68,100	2,570	43.50	1.79
Educational Instruction and Library	$63,200	$70,190	5,310	89.80	1.53
Community and Social Service	$61,610	$65,480	1,810	30.58	1.78
Construction and Extraction	$61,320	$66,180	2,460	41.59	1.01
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,850	$63,120	2,660	44.98	1.15
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$56,520	$69,060	690	11.69	0.89
Office and Administrative Support	$48,330	$52,410	7,220	122.05	1.07
Production	$47,650	$51,490	2,330	39.47	0.72
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$44,730	$47,540	90	1.46	0.52
Transportation and Material Moving	$43,600	$46,740	4,350	73.51	0.84
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$41,590	$45,360	2,440	41.22	1.41
Healthcare Support	$38,750	$43,370	3,200	54.18	1.07
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$37,570	$44,060	6,410	108.34	1.23
Sales and Related	$37,300	$49,560	5,100	86.25	1.00
Personal Care and Service	$37,130	$42,890	1,720	29.10	1.39

Every occupation in New York, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 253 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Kingston, NY estimates (area 28740).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Kingston, NY area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.