Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Correctional Officers and Jailers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
Correctional Officers and Jailers publishes $72,890 here versus $58,940 nationally (+23.7%; 2,860metro-area jobs). Next is Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand at $48,140 locally versus $40,240 nationally (+19.6%).
- Correctional Officers and Jailers$72,890 in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area sits 23.7% above the national Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $58,940 (2,860 published local jobs).
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$48,140 in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area sits 19.6% above the national Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand median of $40,240 (3,260 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$92,160 in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area sits 12.9% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,440 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,900 in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area sits 8.7% above the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,700 published local jobs).
Correctional Officers and Jailers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3600001 · Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MID #184/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 371 occs
- TOP-LEAD Emergency Medi… · $441K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Columbus, IN
- BOOK-FULL 367 rows · May 2025
Read with Columbus, IN ($26 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Capital/Northern New York n…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Pharmacists lead published employment inside Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 370 jobs · $127,820
- 2. Pharmacists 340 jobs · $136,400
- 3. Nurse Practitioners 340 jobs · $134,730
- 4. Physician Assistants 330 jobs · $154,810
- 5. Managers, All Other 270 jobs · $122,930
- 6. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 210 jobs · $122,660
- 7. Industrial Production Managers 190 jobs · $122,450
- 8. Chief Executives 170 jobs · $174,260
- 9. Sales Managers 170 jobs · $154,730
- 10. Construction Managers 160 jobs · $123,150
- 11. Physicians, All Other 130 jobs · $357,280
- 12. Marketing Managers 130 jobs · $151,160
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 130 jobs · $144,570
- 14. General Internal Medicine Physicians 110 jobs · $305,040
- 15. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $182,020
- 16. Human Resources Managers 100 jobs · $129,380
- 17. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 100 jobs · $122,900
- 18. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 90 jobs · $176,770
Occupations Tracked
371
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$60,563
employment-weighted, 367 complete rows
Top Salary
$440,580
Emergency Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $33,270 |
| Dishwashers | $33,540 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $33,820 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $33,900 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $34,170 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $34,280 |
| Library Technicians | $34,310 |
| Childcare Workers | $34,330 |
| School Bus Monitors | $34,350 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $34,380 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in NY
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside NY. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($60,563 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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