New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Across all occupations in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area, the median wage is $61,430 a year ($29.53 an hour) and the mean $86,310, May 2025. That median is +20% against the US median of $50,980 and +3% against New York's $59,670. BLS counts 9,492,000 jobs in the area, which spans New York and New Jersey. The highest-paying occupation is cardiologists; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ vs New York and New Jersey and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, New York and New Jersey and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmployment
10th25thMedian75th90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJHourly$17.37$20.46$29.53$49.76$79.84$41.509,492,000
Annual$36,130$42,560$61,430$103,500$166,080$86,310
New YorkHourly$17.19$19.79$28.69$47.51$75.72$39.659,688,000
Annual$35,760$41,160$59,670$98,810$157,500$82,460
New JerseyHourly$16.56$18.94$28.16$46.50$68.63$37.524,285,720
Annual$34,450$39,400$58,570$96,720$142,750$78,040
United StatesHourly$15.00$18.07$24.51$38.71$61.81$33.54155,495,730
Annual$31,200$37,590$50,980$80,520$128,560$69,770
$0$50k$100k$150k$200k10th10th: $36,130$36,13025th25th: $42,560$42,560MedianMedian: $61,430$61,43075th75th: $103,500$103,50090th90th: $166,080$166,080US median
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.

761 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: New York, New Jersey. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

RankOccupationMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployment
1Cardiologists$492,150$236.612,050
2Radiologists$465,780$223.931,950
3Anesthesiologists$460,800$221.547,080
4Surgeons, All Other$399,990$192.304,290
5Dermatologists$374,000$179.812,040
6Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$342,730$164.77240
7Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430$164.151,520
8Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270*10,030
9Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750$158.532,470
10Physicians, Pathologists$327,770$157.581,140
11Nurse Anesthetists$321,030$154.342,310
12Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$302,410$145.39**
13Chief Executives$301,440$144.937,180
14Pediatric Surgeons$293,440$141.08110
15Emergency Medicine Physicians$289,440$139.153,070
16Orthodontists$281,850$135.51**
17Physicians, All Other$265,930$127.8517,210
18Family Medicine Physicians$249,150$119.794,870
19Psychiatrists$249,130$119.774,180
20Commercial Pilots$225,900*1,210

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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

RankOccupationEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotientMedian annual
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New York644,70067.922.45$39,680
2Retail Salespersons in New York202,08021.290.85$38,280
3Registered Nurses in New York197,74020.830.96$119,720
4Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York183,03019.281.36$42,840
5General and Operations Managers in New York177,85018.740.83$157,000
6Cashiers in New York173,83018.310.92$35,950
7Fast Food and Counter Workers in New York166,04017.490.71$35,420
8Security Guards in New York142,76015.041.82$43,980
9Waiters and Waitresses in New York138,72014.611.00$47,610
10Office Clerks, General in New York136,58014.390.91$47,670
11Stockers and Order Fillers in New York131,08013.810.76$38,600
12Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New York126,92013.371.46$38,890
13Customer Service Representatives in New York125,57013.230.79$49,590
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New York122,68012.931.18$51,440
15Software Developers in New York121,00012.751.17$166,830
16Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New York118,29012.460.66$43,290
17Accountants and Auditors in New York111,93011.791.27$105,650
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in New York108,70011.451.16$59,550
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New York98,90010.421.17$96,900
20First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in New York95,18010.031.09$80,760

Most concentrated occupations in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

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.

RankOccupationLocation quotientEmploymentJobs per 1,000Median annual
1Subway and Streetcar Operators6.343,9500.42$90,140
2Fashion Designers4.235,5400.58$99,560
3Word Processors and Typists3.928,3700.88$52,290
4Proofreaders and Copy Markers3.489700.10$59,740
5Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers3.476300.07$101,250
6School Bus Monitors3.4016,2601.71$37,340
7Special Education Teachers, Preschool3.396,1100.64$81,210
8Financial Risk Specialists3.2812,7701.35$139,670
9Financial Examiners3.2413,4001.41$133,380
9Brokerage Clerks3.247,1000.75$78,930

Occupation groups in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

GroupMedian annualMean annualEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Management$171,990$196,850713,69075.191.05
Legal$150,990$182,690135,52014.281.70
Computer and Mathematical$133,110$139,450328,95034.661.02
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical$108,820$129,450603,87063.621.01
Business and Financial Operations$103,790$119,290725,70076.451.13
Architecture and Engineering$102,050$112,87085,3608.990.53
Life, Physical, and Social Science$91,370$103,60079,8008.410.89
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media$86,000$109,230192,96020.331.54
Construction and Extraction$76,050$82,140285,22030.050.73
Educational Instruction and Library$75,900$82,600659,68069.501.19
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair$64,870$71,760293,83030.960.79
Community and Social Service$63,840$71,330181,89019.161.12
Office and Administrative Support$55,080$59,7501,109,360116.871.02
Protective Service$54,000$67,010321,56033.881.39
Sales and Related$47,540$74,940751,11079.130.92
Production$46,970$54,130249,06026.240.48
Transportation and Material Moving$46,730$58,070699,16073.660.84
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry$45,620$48,5303,3700.360.13
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance$44,670$47,890300,12031.621.08
Healthcare Support$40,100$43,500843,73088.891.75
Personal Care and Service$38,310$46,710230,37024.271.16
Food Preparation and Serving Related$38,160$46,220697,70073.500.84

Every occupation in New York and New Jersey, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 761 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ estimates (area 35620).

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Wage estimate not available.
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Employment 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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.
  • The area spans New York and New Jersey; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state New York.