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High-paying jobs in New York

Active job postings in New York that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

New York job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in New York.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,464——
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead724—$21.86/hr n=7
VP723$172k n=112—
Retail Associate705$66k n=4$26/hr n=80
Director696$225k n=218—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,961$185k n=391—
Software Developers636$207k n=199—
Fast Food and Counter Workers612——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555$73k n=10—
Chief Executives437$170k n=39—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,816$140k n=126$26.34/hr n=204
Full-time1,428$170k n=520$26.34/hr n=40
Contract745$150k n=370—
Intern132$87k n=25—
Temporary112$105k n=47—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,351$207k n=602$26.34/hr n=240
Food Service / Restaurants3,872$125k n=156$20.26/hr n=12
Financial Services3,169$162k n=658—
Technology2,829$193k n=1591—
Consumer Goods1,684$130k n=209$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,464
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead724
  • VP723
  • Retail Associate705
  • Director696
  • Store Supervisor / Manager657

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,961
  • Software Developers636
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers612
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555
  • Chief Executives437
  • Project Management Specialists259

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,351
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,872
  • Financial Services3,169
  • Technology2,829
  • Consumer Goods1,684
  • Professional Services1,315

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,529 · 73%
  • Part-time1,816 · 12%
  • Full-time1,428 · 9%
  • Contract745 · 5%
  • Intern132 · 1%
  • Temporary112 · 1%

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