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Among the 120 largest places in New York, Yonkers has the highest average pay in its county ($94,317), followed by New Rochelle and Mount Vernon. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 120 places in New York that we cover, the median is $77,454 and the average $75,006; the figure runs from $94,317 (Yonkers) to $52,960 (Jamestown). That is a spread of 1.8 times between the two ends.
The first five are Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, White Plains, Port Chester. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yonkers | Westchester County | $94,317 | 209,978 | $83,549 | $1,784 |
| 2 | New Rochelle | Westchester County | $94,317 | 82,769 | $109,167 | $1,917 |
| 3 | Mount Vernon | Westchester County | $94,317 | 72,427 | $78,779 | $1,629 |
| 4 | White Plains | Westchester County | $94,317 | 60,666 | $110,763 | $2,269 |
| 5 | Port Chester | Westchester County | $94,317 | 31,102 | $92,222 | $2,028 |
| 6 | Harrison | Westchester County | $94,317 | 29,961 | $164,250 | $2,616 |
| 7 | Ossining | Westchester County | $94,317 | 26,950 | $103,573 | $2,154 |
| 8 | Peekskill | Westchester County | $94,317 | 25,625 | $85,954 | $2,036 |
| 9 | Eastchester (unincorporated) | Westchester County | $94,317 | 20,491 | $157,202 | $2,210 |
| 10 | Mamaroneck | Westchester County | $94,317 | 19,826 | $120,000 | $2,157 |
| 11 | Scarsdale | Westchester County | $94,317 | 18,010 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 12 | Rye | Westchester County | $94,317 | 16,428 | $239,815 | $3,501 |
| 13 | Albany | Albany County | $82,387 | 100,492 | $61,986 | $1,216 |
| 14 | Cohoes | Albany County | $82,387 | 18,159 | $61,145 | $1,251 |
| 15 | West Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 43,570 | $129,519 | $2,225 |
| 16 | Coram (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 39,539 | $105,220 | $2,492 |
| 17 | Central Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 38,373 | $113,707 | $2,071 |
| 18 | Commack (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 36,558 | $169,792 | $2,665 |
| 19 | Huntington Station (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 32,601 | $135,477 | $2,052 |
| 20 | Centereach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 31,839 | $132,240 | $2,420 |
| 21 | Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 31,683 | $105,618 | $2,063 |
| 22 | Shirley (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 28,375 | $112,788 | $2,056 |
| 23 | Deer Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 27,990 | $137,105 | $1,906 |
| 24 | Lindenhurst | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 27,142 | $130,128 | $1,885 |
| 25 | West Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 26,865 | $176,281 | $2,765 |
| 26 | Holbrook (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 26,449 | $144,760 | $2,435 |
| 27 | Medford (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 24,796 | $128,192 | $2,353 |
| 28 | Dix Hills (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 24,773 | $227,944 | $2,659 |
| 29 | Smithtown (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 24,375 | $150,664 | $2,020 |
| 30 | Copiague (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 23,424 | $127,369 | $2,199 |
| 31 | East Patchogue (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 21,673 | $108,397 | $2,045 |
| 32 | Selden (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 21,604 | $108,952 | $2,311 |
| 33 | North Amityville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 21,138 | $136,654 | $2,467 |
| 34 | Hauppauge (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 20,793 | $141,378 | $2,646 |
| 35 | North Bay Shore (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 20,282 | $141,915 | $1,597 |
| 36 | Huntington (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 19,948 | $168,095 | $2,529 |
| 37 | Melville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 19,714 | $159,922 | $3,501 |
| 38 | East Northport (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 19,700 | $157,662 | $2,527 |
| 39 | Holtsville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 19,344 | $133,679 | $2,342 |
| 40 | Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 18,709 | $121,673 | $2,345 |
| 41 | Lake Ronkonkoma (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 18,221 | $101,633 | $2,170 |
| 42 | North Babylon (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 17,963 | $140,342 | $2,144 |
| 43 | Islip (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 17,362 | $120,909 | $2,235 |
| 44 | Mastic Beach (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 16,735 | $111,493 | $2,428 |
| 45 | Kings Park (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 16,516 | $121,136 | $1,927 |
| 46 | Farmingville (unincorporated) | Suffolk County | $79,121 | 16,160 | $127,988 | $2,356 |
| 47 | Troy | Rensselaer County | $78,789 | 51,033 | $58,477 | $1,175 |
| 48 | Hempstead | Nassau County | $77,454 | 58,801 | $90,420 | $1,622 |
| 49 | Levittown (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 51,904 | $146,068 | $2,656 |
| 50 | Freeport | Nassau County | $77,454 | 44,088 | $120,625 | $2,077 |
| 51 | Hicksville (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 43,780 | $144,471 | $3,113 |
| 52 | Valley Stream | Nassau County | $77,454 | 40,315 | $133,190 | $2,124 |
| 53 | East Meadow (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 36,821 | $133,971 | $2,890 |
| 54 | Elmont (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 36,518 | $114,217 | $2,209 |
| 55 | Baldwin (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 34,994 | $145,472 | $1,890 |
| 56 | Long Beach | Nassau County | $77,454 | 34,756 | $140,739 | $2,515 |
| 57 | Uniondale (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 33,148 | $124,684 | $2,494 |
| 58 | Oceanside (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 31,639 | $149,560 | $2,227 |
| 59 | Franklin Square (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 30,897 | $143,263 | $2,102 |
| 60 | Glen Cove | Nassau County | $77,454 | 28,112 | $92,064 | $2,398 |
| 61 | Plainview (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 25,982 | $189,906 | $3,392 |
| 62 | Rockville Centre | Nassau County | $77,454 | 25,765 | $151,938 | $1,881 |
| 63 | Garden City | Nassau County | $77,454 | 22,941 | $244,152 | $3,265 |
| 64 | Merrick (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 21,744 | $185,740 | $2,919 |
| 65 | Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 21,389 | $181,846 | $2,631 |
| 66 | Mineola | Nassau County | $77,454 | 21,211 | $137,739 | $2,415 |
| 67 | North Bellmore (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 20,689 | $181,662 | $2,554 |
| 68 | West Hempstead (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 20,648 | $164,127 | $2,967 |
| 69 | East Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 20,377 | $146,454 | $1,486 |
| 70 | Lynbrook | Nassau County | $77,454 | 20,325 | $136,696 | $2,230 |
| 71 | Roosevelt (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 18,885 | $135,069 | $2,565 |
| 72 | Syosset (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 18,433 | $187,273 | $3,036 |
| 73 | Wantagh (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 18,365 | $179,362 | $2,270 |
| 74 | Woodmere (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 18,061 | $172,537 | $2,720 |
| 75 | Port Washington (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 18,004 | $170,127 | $2,184 |
| 76 | North Massapequa (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 17,877 | $148,654 | $2,302 |
| 77 | North Valley Stream (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 17,825 | $142,733 | $3,059 |
| 78 | Bethpage (unincorporated) | Nassau County | $77,454 | 17,123 | $122,257 | $2,014 |
| 79 | Massapequa Park | Nassau County | $77,454 | 16,963 | $171,953 | $3,469 |
| 80 | Floral Park | Nassau County | $77,454 | 16,169 | $150,084 | $2,243 |
| 81 | Schenectady | Schenectady County | $73,794 | 68,847 | $58,399 | $1,145 |
| 82 | Rotterdam (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | $73,794 | 22,695 | $85,887 | $1,278 |
| 83 | Niskayuna (unincorporated) | Schenectady County | $73,794 | 21,227 | $134,052 | $1,589 |
| 84 | Poughkeepsie | Dutchess County | $70,950 | 31,958 | $60,741 | $1,400 |
| 85 | Ithaca | Tompkins County | $69,770 | 32,814 | $48,784 | $1,447 |
| 86 | Syracuse | Onondaga County | $69,444 | 146,384 | $47,819 | $1,039 |
| 87 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga County | $67,685 | 28,631 | $105,944 | $1,470 |
| 88 | Buffalo | Erie County | $66,971 | 276,854 | $50,041 | $1,046 |
| 89 | Cheektowaga (unincorporated) | Erie County | $66,971 | 76,056 | $68,613 | $1,055 |
| 90 | Tonawanda Town (unincorporated) | Erie County | $66,971 | 56,806 | $77,679 | $1,102 |
| 91 | West Seneca (unincorporated) | Erie County | $66,971 | 45,303 | $79,709 | $1,106 |
| 92 | Lackawanna | Erie County | $66,971 | 19,753 | $52,110 | $872 |
| 93 | Rochester | Monroe County | $66,838 | 208,772 | $47,213 | $1,081 |
| 94 | Irondequoit (unincorporated) | Monroe County | $66,838 | 50,657 | $79,162 | $1,159 |
| 95 | Brighton (unincorporated) | Monroe County | $66,838 | 36,834 | $85,467 | $1,350 |
| 96 | New City (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $64,814 | 34,458 | $173,046 | $2,242 |
| 97 | Spring Valley | Rockland County | $64,814 | 33,192 | $57,196 | $1,695 |
| 98 | Monsey (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $64,814 | 28,160 | $47,629 | $1,892 |
| 99 | Nanuet (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $64,814 | 19,799 | $117,167 | $2,308 |
| 100 | Pearl River (unincorporated) | Rockland County | $64,814 | 16,155 | $145,063 | $1,973 |
| 101 | Auburn | Cayuga County | $62,623 | 26,285 | $51,052 | $897 |
| 102 | Kiryas Joel | Orange County | $62,619 | 38,916 | $50,032 | $1,604 |
| 103 | Middletown | Orange County | $62,619 | 30,289 | $79,346 | $1,661 |
| 104 | Newburgh | Orange County | $62,619 | 28,519 | $56,960 | $1,454 |
| 105 | Oswego | Oswego County | $62,152 | 17,033 | $53,172 | $1,109 |
| 106 | Binghamton | Broome County | $61,392 | 47,151 | $45,578 | $870 |
| 107 | Elmira | Chemung County | $61,216 | 26,257 | $43,120 | $909 |
| 108 | Kingston | Ulster County | $61,154 | 23,911 | $68,186 | $1,469 |
| 109 | Utica | Oneida County | $61,102 | 64,217 | $52,484 | $951 |
| 110 | Rome | Oneida County | $61,102 | 31,795 | $59,925 | $909 |
| 111 | New York | Kings County | $59,980 | 8,483,844 | $80,483 | $1,821 |
| 112 | Plattsburgh | Clinton County | $59,550 | 19,830 | $57,630 | $1,030 |
| 113 | Cortland | Cortland County | $55,778 | 17,450 | $59,482 | $975 |
| 114 | Niagara Falls | Niagara County | $55,707 | 47,987 | $49,101 | $823 |
| 115 | North Tonawanda | Niagara County | $55,707 | 30,198 | $66,961 | $934 |
| 116 | Lockport | Niagara County | $55,707 | 20,610 | $62,410 | $945 |
| 117 | Watertown | Jefferson County | $55,545 | 24,375 | $51,753 | $967 |
| 118 | Fort Drum (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | $55,545 | 16,065 | $62,291 | $1,622 |
| 119 | Amsterdam | Montgomery County | $53,762 | 18,166 | $56,178 | $1,006 |
| 120 | Jamestown | Chautauqua County | $52,960 | 28,188 | $43,523 | $759 |
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Yonkers, with $94,317 (among the 120 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 120 largest places in New York by population.