Occupation statistics ยท BLS May 2024
Best paying remote jobs in New York
The leading occupations by published state median wage are Chief Executives, Financial Managers, Sales Managers. The state RPP is 107.921 (US = 100). Typical education describes an occupation, not a requirement for every employer. These are statistics, not job listings.
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Pay rankings in New York
236 rows
| 1 | Chief Executives | $219,320 | $206,420 | +6.2% | $203,220 | Bachelor's degree | 5 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $215,740 | $161,700 | +33.4% | $199,910 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $214,350 | $138,060 | +55.3% | $198,620 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $209,980 | $171,200 | +22.7% | $194,570 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 5 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $204,160 | $126,960 | +60.8% | $189,180 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 6 | Lawyers | $177,210 | $151,160 | +17.2% | $164,200 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 7 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $176,390 | $140,360 | +25.7% | $163,440 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 8 | Physicists | $174,160 | $166,290 | +4.7% | $161,380 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $173,530 | $167,740 | +3.5% | $160,790 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 10 | Marketing Managers | $172,590 | $161,030 | +7.2% | $159,920 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 11 | Human Resources Managers | $171,440 | $140,030 | +22.4% | $158,860 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 12 | Personal Financial Advisors | $167,970 | $102,140 | +64.5% | $155,640 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 13 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $167,040 | $78,140 | +113.8% | $154,780 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 14 | Training and Development Managers | $165,050 | $127,090 | +29.9% | $152,940 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 15 | Purchasing Managers | $164,950 | $139,510 | +18.2% | $152,840 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 16 | Managers, All Other | $161,360 | $136,550 | +18.2% | $149,520 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 17 | Statisticians | $150,240 | $103,300 | +45.4% | $139,210 | Master's degree | 5 |
| 18 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $149,820 | $117,960 | +27.0% | $138,820 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 19 | Economists | $142,300 | $115,440 | +23.3% | $131,860 | Master's degree | 5 |
| 20 | Air Traffic Controllers | $142,190 | $144,580 | -1.7% | $131,750 | Associate's degree | 3 |
| 21 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $141,780 | $155,020 | -8.5% | $131,370 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 22 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $137,870 | $104,070 | +32.5% | $127,750 | Master's degree | 5 |
| 23 | Sales Engineers | $137,700 | $121,520 | +13.3% | $127,590 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 24 | Art Directors | $136,610 | $111,040 | +23.0% | $126,580 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $136,170 | $103,960 | +31.0% | $126,180 | Master's degree | 5 |
| 26 | Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $134,480 | $119,980 | +12.1% | $124,610 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 27 | Actuaries | $133,730 | $125,770 | +6.3% | $123,910 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 28 | Credit Analysts | $132,690 | $80,970 | +63.9% | $122,950 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 29 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $132,410 | $100,070 | +32.3% | $122,690 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 30 | Natural Sciences Managers | $131,180 | $161,180 | -18.6% | $121,550 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 31 | Sociologists | $130,180 | $101,690 | +28.0% | $120,630 | Master's degree | 5 |
| 32 | General and Operations Managers | $129,990 | $102,950 | +26.3% | $120,450 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 33 | Special Education Teachers, Preschool | $129,860 | $62,190 | +108.8% | $120,330 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 34 | Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | $128,450 | $101,480 | +26.6% | $119,020 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 35 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $128,430 | $126,650 | +1.4% | $119,000 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 36 | Judicial Law Clerks | $127,780 | $60,400 | +111.6% | $118,400 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 37 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $127,370 | $105,620 | +20.6% | $118,020 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 38 | Financial Examiners | $127,190 | $90,400 | +40.7% | $117,850 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 39 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $126,580 | $101,350 | +24.9% | $117,290 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 40 | Aerospace Engineers | $125,270 | $134,830 | -7.1% | $116,080 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 41 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $122,870 | $106,120 | +15.8% | $113,850 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 42 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $122,570 | $115,230 | +6.4% | $113,570 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 43 | Financial Specialists, All Other | $122,510 | $80,190 | +52.8% | $113,520 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 44 | Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $121,600 | $94,680 | +28.4% | $112,680 | Doctoral or professional degree | 5 |
| 45 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $121,310 | $102,010 | +18.9% | $112,410 | High school diploma or equivalent | 4 |
| 46 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $118,350 | $84,130 | +40.7% | $109,660 | High school diploma or equivalent | 4 |
| 47 | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $117,180 | $106,950 | +9.6% | $108,580 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 48 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $115,200 | $127,590 | -9.7% | $106,740 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 49 | Physical Scientists, All Other | $114,430 | $117,960 | -3.0% | $106,030 | Bachelor's degree | 4 |
| 50 | Psychologists, All Other | $113,730 | $117,580 | -3.3% | $105,380 | Master's degree | 5 |
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Highest published median: Chief Executives, $219,320. State ranks retain their position among all teleworkable occupations.