New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Metro Area · BLS OEWS 2022
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, BLS OEWS tracks wages for 750 detailed occupations covering about 8,561,990 jobs. Across occupations, local pay runs 15.4% above the national median on average.
Highest-Paying Occupations (2022)
"vs National" compares this area's median for each occupation to the U.S. national median — a positive number means the area pays a premium for that role.
| Occupation | Median Annual | vs National | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians, Pathologists | $238,160 | — | 1,010 |
| Neurologists | $233,350 | +4.1% | 980 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $226,540 | +6.5% | 2,040 |
| Physicians, All Other | $225,580 | -4.4% | 17,790 |
| Surgeons, All Other | $224,450 | — | 3,450 |
| Orthodontists | $224,430 | +28.7% | 300 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $222,890 | +1.7% | 11,380 |
| Petroleum Engineers | $215,240 | +58.6% | 110 |
| Financial Managers | $212,290 | +89.5% | 68,500 |
| Psychiatrists | $211,580 | -6.7% | 3,850 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $208,040 | +22.7% | 42,790 |
| Sales Managers | $206,920 | +53.1% | 35,160 |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | $199,990 | +184.6% | 460 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $196,230 | +31.8% | 1,670 |
| Pediatricians, General | $179,980 | -9.4% | 5,140 |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $177,600 | +30.2% | 1,610 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $177,210 | +7.6% | 4,380 |
| Lawyers | $176,170 | +20.9% | 89,700 |
| Physicists | $175,360 | +12.6% | 900 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $174,510 | +27% | 930 |
| Marketing Managers | $174,120 | -3% | 38,890 |
| Dentists, General | $174,060 | +4.7% | 6,750 |
| Human Resources Managers | $173,620 | +27.3% | 12,520 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $173,080 | +9.7% | 7,490 |
| Training and Development Managers | $172,450 | +37.9% | 3,150 |