Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers Salary in New York
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in New York earned a median of $61,720 a year ($29.67 an hour) and a mean of $68,730 in May 2025. The median is 17.5% above the U.S. median of $52,540, ranking 3rd of 47 states, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Median annual
- $61,720
- Median hourly
- $29.67
- Mean annual
- $68,730
- Jobs on record
- 4,300
Grey needle: U.S. median, $52,540 a year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.
How does New York compare on pay for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers?
New York ranks 3rd of 47 states. Connecticut is highest at $69,800, $8,080 more than the New York median.
| State | Rank | Median | Against U.S. | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 1 | $69,800 | +33% | 140 |
| Virginia | 2 | $61,940 | +18% | 240 |
| New York | 3 | $61,720 | +17% | 4,300 |
| California | 4 | $60,790 | +16% | 2,300 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $60,380 | +15% | 200 |
| Washington | 5 | $60,380 | +15% | 290 |
Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 47 states with a published figure. See every state.
Does New York pay go further after prices?
Prices in New York run 7.9% above the U.S. average, so the $61,720 median buys about what $57,190 buys at average U.S. prices, above the $52,540 U.S. median. On this measure New York ranks 14th of 47, down from 3rd before the adjustment.
Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025; BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. The adjustment divides pay by the state's price level.
Which areas in New York pay jewelers and precious stone and metal workers the most?
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is highest at $73,650, 19.3% above the New York median.
| Area | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $73,650 | 50 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $71,410 | 40 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,360 | 4,440 |
| Syracuse, NY | $58,890 | 40 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $58,760 | 90 |
| Rochester, NY | $50,600 | 100 |
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in New York is shown; an area that crosses state lines is listed under the first state in its BLS title.
How many jewelers and precious stone and metal workers work in New York?
BLS counts 4,300 jobs in New York, 19.2% of the 22,440 in the U.S. That is the largest count among the 47 states with a published figure. That is 0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in New York, a location quotient of 3.07: the occupation's share of local jobs is 3.07 times its national share, so it is more concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.
Precision: BLS's relative standard error for the mean wage in New York is 10.4%, so read this figure as an estimate; sampling error alone can move a mean by about that share.
Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025 and national file.
How does the New York minimum wage compare with pay for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers?
The 10th-percentile hourly pay for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in New York was $17.86 in May 2025. The minimum wage there now is $17.00 an hour in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester County and $16.00 in the rest of the state. The pay figure dates from May 2025 and the minimum wage is the current rate, so the two are not from the same date. $17.00 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester; $16.00 elsewhere. Effective rate shown is the lower upstate rate.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, State Minimum Wage Laws, updated 2026-11-05; BLS OEWS state file, May 2025, 10th-percentile hourly wage.
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