New York County · New York
New York City, NY jobs and wages
Who works here, what they earn, and which industries carry the local economy — Census ACS estimates for the city itself, not the wider metro.
Quick answer
Workers in New York City, NY earn a median of $50,450 a year, 13% above the national median of $44,587. Unemployment is 7.7% against 5.2% nationally, and education, health care & social assistance is the largest employer at 28.7% of jobs.
- Median earnings
- $50,450#17 of 94 metros
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%US 5.2%
- Labor force participation
- 63.4%US 63.5%
- People employed
- 4,070,496Civilian employed, age 16+
What New York City does for a living
Share of the civilian employed population by industry, largest first.
- Education, health care & social assistance28.7%
- Professional, scientific & management14.9%
- Finance, insurance & real estate9.3%
- Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food9.3%
- Retail trade8.6%
- Transportation, warehousing & utilities6.7%
- Construction5%
- Other services, except public administration5%
- Public administration4%
- Information3.8%
- Manufacturing2.9%
- Wholesale trade1.7%
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting & mining0.1%
Related data for New York City
Earnings only mean something next to what things cost.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Tables B23025, B20002 and C24030, 2019-2023 ACS 5-year. Industry shares combine the male and female columns of C24030 and are rounded, so they may not total exactly 100%.