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Average Agents And Business Managers Of Artists, Performers, And Athletes Salary in New York

Agents And Business Managers Of Artists, Performers, And Athletes in New York earn a median annual salary of $81,470, which is -15.4% compared to the national median. There are 2,660 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New York (state).

$81,470
New York median annual wage
$39/hour median
-15.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $96,310
2,660
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.02
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$51,860
25th
$58,990
Median
$81,470
75th
$126,670
90th
≥$239,200

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

Values marked ≥$239,200 are at or above the BLS wage cap. BLS does not publish an exact figure above this threshold.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New York, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$75,490
Goods: 107.3%
Services: 134.4%
Rents: 122.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Wisconsin$114,210Compare40
Georgia$100,880Compare310
Connecticut$94,830Compare100
New Jersey$83,410Compare300
Nevada$78,370CompareN/A
Tennessee$77,490Compare630

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New York

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$237,7100.68
Psychiatrists$228,5802.51
Chief Executives$219,3200.60
Radiologists$216,4201.20
Financial Managers$215,7401.33
Anesthesiologists$215,7400.71
Physicians, Pathologists$215,7401.29
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$215,6301.65

New York has salary data for 794 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Agents And Business Managers Of Artists, Performers, And Athletes in New York

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Agents And Business Managers Of Artists, Performers, And Athletes are projected to change by +8.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.