How much do Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, the published 10th percentile is $34,430 and the 90th percentile is $154,630. The difference is $120,200, which is 153.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $55,490 to the 75th at $105,160, covers $49,670.

The mean annual wage is $85,670, which sits above the median of $78,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 41.1% higher than the national median of $55,490 for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,552, which is 25.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the New York median of $78,870.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators at $69,552 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 2nd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $70,570 and employment of 40. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,493, against $69,552 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 93 miles away, with a median of $57,630 and employment of 30. That median is 26.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,090, against $69,552 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $59,200. That median is 24.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,726, against $69,552 here.