Highest paying jobs in New York City that require a graduate degree

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#50. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $119,910
- Median hourly wage: $57.65
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 890 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $121,700
- Median hourly wage: $58.51
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,250 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $123,710
- Median hourly wage: $59.48
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,250 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#47. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $124,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,740 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $124,750
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,640 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $124,850
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,610 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $124,940
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,580 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Political science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $126,130
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,260 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $127,510
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 13,400 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Law teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $127,990
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,310 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $128,080
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,540 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $128,740
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,260 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Architecture teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $128,980
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,170 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $129,150
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 7,740 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $129,520
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 16,550 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Political scientists

- Median annual wage: $129,600
- Median hourly wage: $62.31
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $130,160
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $131,430
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,800 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $132,280
- Median hourly wage: $63.60
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,320 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $133,850
- Median hourly wage: $64.35
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 20,410 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $133,940
- Median hourly wage: $64.39
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Economists

- Median annual wage: $134,140
- Median hourly wage: $64.49
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 840 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $134,210
- Median hourly wage: $64.52
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 680 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $135,000
- Median hourly wage: $64.91
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 14,580 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $137,810
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 21,910 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $146,020
- Median hourly wage: $70.20
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 16,910 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $148,630
- Median hourly wage: $71.46
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,220 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $172,110
- Median hourly wage: $82.75
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 12,040 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#22. Dentists, all other specialists

- Median annual wage: $172,390
- Median hourly wage: $82.88
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#21. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $174,060
- Median hourly wage: $83.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 6,750 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $175,360
- Median hourly wage: $84.31
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 900 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $176,170
- Median hourly wage: $84.70
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 89,700 people (9.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $177,210
- Median hourly wage: $85.20
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,380 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#17. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $179,980
- Median hourly wage: $86.53
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 5,140 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#16. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $196,230
- Median hourly wage: $94.34
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,670 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#15. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $211,580
- Median hourly wage: $101.72
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,850 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#14. Orthodontists

- Median annual wage: $224,430
- Median hourly wage: $107.90
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. Surgeons, all other

- Median annual wage: $224,450
- Median hourly wage: $107.91
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,450 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $225,580
- Median hourly wage: $108.45
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 17,790 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#11. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $226,540
- Median hourly wage: $108.91
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,040 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Neurologists

- Median annual wage: $233,350
- Median hourly wage: $112.19
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 980 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Physicians, pathologists

- Median annual wage: $238,160
- Median hourly wage: $114.50
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,010 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,390 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,420 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Dermatologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 750 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Emergency medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,320 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,280 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Ophthalmologists, except pediatric (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 660 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Pediatric surgeons (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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