SOC 41-9012 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Models make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Models in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $107,280. The 10th percentile is $50,290 and the 90th percentile is $160,920. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$107,280

10th percentile
$50,290
25th percentile
$65,930
Median
$107,280
75th percentile
$107,280
90th percentile
$160,920
Mean
$109,200

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Models, the published 10th percentile is $50,290 and the 90th percentile is $160,920. The difference is $110,630, which is 103.1% 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 $65,930 to the 75th at $107,280, covers $41,350.

The mean annual wage is $109,200, which sits above the median of $107,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 121.3% higher than the national median of $48,470 for Models. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,307, which is 96.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the New York median of $107,280.

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 $107,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Models at $95,307 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Models. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $34,330. That median is 68% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,475, against $95,307 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 147 miles away, with a median of $45,060. That median is 58% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,275, against $95,307 here.

Highest-paying jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Models by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Models make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Models in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $107,280. The 10th percentile is $50,290 and the 90th percentile is $160,920.

How does that compare with the national median for Models?

The local median is 121.3% higher than the national median of $48,470.

What is Models pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $107,280 is $95,307. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ compare with nearby metros for Models?

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 98 miles away, at $34,330. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.