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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
Retail Associate704$75k n=3$26/hr n=80
VP696$165k n=118—
Director672$223k n=221—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other2,013$182k n=424—
Software Developers640$206k n=201—
Fast Food and Counter Workers624——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555$73k n=10—
Chief Executives452$155k n=55—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,794$140k n=126$26.34/hr n=204
Full-time1,417$170k n=515$26.34/hr n=40
Contract744$150k n=360—
Intern128$88k n=24—
Temporary113$103k n=46—

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 Services3,041$160k n=669—
Technology2,805$192k n=1576—
Consumer Goods1,687$130k n=209$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,464
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead724
  • Retail Associate704
  • VP696
  • Director672
  • Store Supervisor / Manager657

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other2,013
  • Software Developers640
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers624
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555
  • Chief Executives452
  • Project Management Specialists265

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,351
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,872
  • Financial Services3,041
  • Technology2,805
  • Consumer Goods1,687
  • Professional Services1,315

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,395 · 73%
  • Part-time1,794 · 12%
  • Full-time1,417 · 9%
  • Contract744 · 5%
  • Intern128 · 1%
  • Temporary113 · 1%

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