Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Salary in New York

Ranked #2 of 51 · NY

32.8% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $105,940 ≈ $51/hr
Median annual salary $82,250
Employment 202,830

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $43,730P25 $59,920 Median $82,250P75 $127,550P90 $174,140

About 80% of arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupationss in New York earn between $43,730 and $174,140. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

New York
$105,940
U.S. average
$79,790

The mean arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations salary in New York is $105,940, about 32.8% above the U.S. average ($79,790). That works out to roughly $51/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in New York

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $86,000 $109,230 192,960
Glens Falls, NY $64,740 $85,440 790
Rochester, NY $64,150 $76,620 6,260
Syracuse, NY $63,300 $86,510 3,830
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $62,820 $73,600 6,070
Ithaca, NY $62,510 $68,270 770
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $61,100 $76,140 3,530
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $60,450 $73,910 6,080

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