Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $40,680 here versus $35,230 nationally (+15.5%; 3,180metro-area jobs). Next is Office Clerks, General at $39,600 locally versus $45,010 nationally (-12.0%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$40,680 in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area sits 15.5% above the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (3,180 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$39,600 in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area sits 12.0% below the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,780 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$93,440 in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area sits 11.7% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,210 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$88,310 in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area sits 9.5% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,900 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3600004 · Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-UNK · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MID #226/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MOST 429 occs
- TOP-LEAD Obstetricians… · $338K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Eau Claire, WI
- BOOK-FULL 421 rows · May 2025
Read with Eau Claire, WI (+$19 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 Southwest New York nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Computer and Information Systems Managers lead published employment inside Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 500 jobs · $135,290
- 2. Computer and Information Systems Managers 400 jobs · $170,710
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 390 jobs · $124,630
- 4. Sales Managers 280 jobs · $152,600
- 5. Marketing Managers 260 jobs · $167,640
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 260 jobs · $129,720
- 7. Pharmacists 250 jobs · $136,520
- 8. Chief Executives 240 jobs · $176,740
- 9. Physician Assistants 200 jobs · $129,200
- 10. Architectural and Engineering Managers 190 jobs · $167,490
- 11. Managers, All Other 190 jobs · $120,040
- 12. Administrative Services Managers 160 jobs · $118,440
- 13. Dentists, General 150 jobs · $177,880
- 14. Human Resources Managers 150 jobs · $156,850
- 15. Physicians, All Other 140 jobs · $233,700
- 16. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 110 jobs · $178,420
- 17. Optometrists 80 jobs · $135,600
- 18. Natural Sciences Managers 80 jobs · $130,150
Occupations Tracked
429
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$59,006
employment-weighted, 421 complete rows
Top Salary
$338,320
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Top-pay occupations in Southwest 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.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Managers | $135,290 |
| 2 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $170,710 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $124,630 |
| 4 | Sales Managers | $152,600 |
| 5 | Marketing Managers | $167,640 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $129,720 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $136,520 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $176,740 |
| 9 | Physician Assistants | $129,200 |
| 10 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,490 |
| 11 | Managers, All Other | $120,040 |
| 12 | Administrative Services Managers | $118,440 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $177,880 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $156,850 |
| 15 | Physicians, All Other | $233,700 |
| 16 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $178,420 |
| 17 | Optometrists | $135,600 |
| 18 | Natural Sciences Managers | $130,150 |
| 19 | Veterinarians | $125,180 |
| 20 | Personal Financial Advisors | $120,570 |
| 21 | Family Medicine Physicians | $243,820 |
| 22 | Purchasing Managers | $126,060 |
| 23 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $209,080 |
| 24 | Fundraising Managers | $135,210 |
| 25 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $338,320 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | $32,240 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $32,600 |
| Concierges | $32,720 |
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education | $33,170 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $33,290 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $33,340 |
| School Bus Monitors | $33,350 |
| Dishwashers | $33,380 |
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $33,420 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | $33,520 |
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 ($59,006 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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