Kingston, NY metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Kingston Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kingston, NY metro area

Figures describe the Kingston, NY metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Kingston city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 253 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Kingston, NY metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$199,860	$96.09	40
2	Dentists, General	$162,780	$78.26	50
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,490	$77.16	40
4	Human Resources Managers	$158,980	$76.43	50
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$154,270	$74.17	90
6	Nurse Practitioners	$151,370	$72.78	70
7	Physician Assistants	$150,470	$72.34	40
8	Financial Managers	$146,070	$70.23	210
9	Sales Managers	$143,260	$68.87	100
10	Pharmacists	$142,360	$68.44	110
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$137,220	Not published	150
12	Veterinarians	$135,760	$65.27	40
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$133,120	$64.00	130
14	Industrial Production Managers	$128,990	$62.01	60
15	Marketing Managers	$127,400	$61.25	90
16	Software Developers	$124,300	$59.76	230
17	Administrative Services Managers	$121,590	$58.46	70
18	Managers, All Other	$117,920	$56.69	40
19	Lawyers	$115,280	$55.42	220
20	Civil Engineers	$110,610	$53.18	40
21	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$106,440	$51.18	70
22	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$105,580	$50.76	40
23	Facilities Managers	$105,310	$50.63	50
24	Data Scientists	$105,160	$50.56	40
25	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$103,480	$49.75	90

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Kingston metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.