Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in New York

Average salary (this dataset)
$78,259
Across 762 roles in 13 New York cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
99.6
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$370,533
zillow_real
Crime index
2005
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$2,322,139M
BEA, current dollars
Population
902,372
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in New York (top 30 of 5221)

CityRoleMean salary
BuffaloAnesthesiologists$457,280
SyracuseCardiologists$448,790
BuffaloNeurologists$448,720
AlbanyAnesthesiologists$437,170
New YorkCardiologists$420,460
BinghamtonSurgeons, All Other$417,250
New YorkChief Executives$392,410
New YorkPediatric Surgeons$388,320
BuffaloCardiologists$385,930
Kiryas JoelDermatologists$380,160
UticaAnesthesiologists$378,510
BuffaloSurgeons, All Other$375,290
New YorkRadiologists$365,850
New YorkSurgeons, All Other$364,870
RochesterCardiologists$358,890
New YorkAnesthesiologists$354,810
BuffaloChief Executives$350,380
RochesterEmergency Medicine Physicians$349,910
New YorkOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$347,610
Kiryas JoelObstetricians and Gynecologists$344,030
RochesterChief Executives$338,910
New YorkOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$335,290
New YorkDermatologists$323,720
SyracuseObstetricians and Gynecologists$320,630
New YorkOrthodontists$317,690
RochesterSurgeons, All Other$312,090
BuffaloRadiologists$310,610
New YorkPhysicians, Pathologists$310,550
SyracuseChief Executives$304,140
BuffaloPhysicians, Pathologists$301,900

New York covers 13 cities and 762 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.