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Kingston salaries

The median worker in the Kingston, NY metro area earned $49,050 a year in 2024, about $23.58 an hour. That ranks #101 of the 391 metro areas published here, 0.9% below the national median.

New York

Median pay $49,050 $23.58 per hour
Vs national -0.9% U.S. $49,500
Workers 58,400 wage and salary
Metro rank #101 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Kingston pays 16.2% less than New York as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 2.19× 1,140 $35,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.69× 980 $48,400
Waiters and Waitresses 1.66× 1,450 $46,860
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1.58× 560 $42,120
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.57× 510 $36,410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1.48× 780 $97,710
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1.47× 600 $104,720
Cashiers 1.46× 1,750 $33,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1.43× 790 $50,890
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1.43× 520 $39,430
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1.38× 910 $48,040
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.32× 1,100 $37,030

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Kingston
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Lawyers $108,530 $52.18 240
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $104,720 n/a 600
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $99,090 n/a 270
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $97,710 n/a 780
Registered Nurses $95,090 $45.72 1,120
General and Operations Managers $94,550 $45.46 1,350
Project Management Specialists $93,590 $45.00 220
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $80,600 $38.75 220
Accountants and Auditors $79,260 $38.10 390
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $79,080 $38.02 230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $76,420 $36.74 210
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $75,390 $36.25 340
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $71,040 $34.15 360
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $68,740 $33.05 420
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $67,120 $32.27 250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $65,300 $31.40 370
Electricians $65,240 $31.37 280
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $64,550 $31.03 460
Chefs and Head Cooks $64,320 $30.92 200
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $63,500 $30.53 360
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $61,360 $29.50 240
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $60,000 $28.85 200
Carpenters $59,950 $28.82 290
Highway Maintenance Workers $59,880 $28.79 290
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $58,930 $28.33 270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,770 $28.26 550
Bartenders $56,070 $26.96 480
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $52,260 $25.12 480
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $50,980 $24.51 400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $50,890 $24.46 790
Bus Drivers, School $50,720 $24.38 400
Construction Laborers $48,860 $23.49 380
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $48,400 $23.27 980
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $48,040 $23.10 910
Waiters and Waitresses $46,860 $22.53 1,450
Light Truck Drivers $46,540 $22.37 310
Social and Human Service Assistants $46,470 $22.34 370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $45,910 $22.07 470
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,720 $21.50 220
Security Guards $44,130 $21.21 300
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $44,000 $21.16 260
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $43,830 $21.07 220
Driver/Sales Workers $43,200 $20.77 220
Office Clerks, General $43,080 $20.71 860
Customer Service Representatives $42,490 $20.43 730
Tellers $42,170 $20.28 200
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $42,120 $20.25 560
Nursing Assistants $40,790 $19.61 470
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,720 $19.10 510
Receptionists and Information Clerks $39,430 $18.96 520
Bakers $39,230 $18.86 220
Cooks, Restaurant $39,170 $18.83 630
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $38,920 $18.71 330
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $37,740 $18.15 210
Stockers and Order Fillers $37,290 $17.93 1,270
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $37,090 $17.83 1,530
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,030 $17.80 1,100
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $36,800 $17.69 240
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,410 $17.51 510
Retail Salespersons $35,670 $17.15 1,710

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Kingston by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Cashiers 1,750 $33,500 $16.11
Retail Salespersons 1,710 $35,670 $17.15
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,530 $37,090 $17.83
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,470 $34,670 $16.67
Waiters and Waitresses 1,450 $46,860 $22.53
General and Operations Managers 1,350 $94,550 $45.46
Stockers and Order Fillers 1,270 $37,290 $17.93
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 1,140 $35,510 n/a
Registered Nurses 1,120 $95,090 $45.72
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,100 $37,030 $17.80
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 980 $48,400 $23.27
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 910 $48,040 $23.10
Office Clerks, General 860 $43,080 $20.71
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 790 $50,890 $24.46
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 780 $97,710 n/a
Customer Service Representatives 730 $42,490 $20.43
Cooks, Restaurant 630 $39,170 $18.83
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 600 $104,720 n/a
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 560 $42,120 $20.25
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 550 $58,770 $28.26

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other New York metro areas

Kingston pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Kingston?

The median across all occupations is $49,050, or $23.58 an hour, covering 58,400 wage and salary workers. The mean is $61,670, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Kingston pay more than the rest of New York?

No. The metro median of $49,050 is 16.2% below the New York median of $58,560. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Kingston?

Lawyers ($108,530), Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education ($104,720), Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education ($99,090). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Kingston unusually full of?

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, at 2.19× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.