Median pay · New York
$26/hrBLS publishes only an hourly wage for this occupation.Jobs counted450Concentration 0.91 against 1.00
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | Not published | $17 |
| 25th percentile | Not published | $21 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | Not published | $26 |
| 75th percentile | Not published | $32 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | Not published | $50 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | Not published | $32 |
Wage survey · BLS May 2025
How we got this
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$25.51
- Jobs countedA concentration of 0.91 against the nation's 1.00.450
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- BLS publishes only an hourly wage for this occupation, so no annual figure and no take-home is shown. Multiplying by 2,080 hours would invent a year BLS declined to assume.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1
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Disc Jockeys pay in New York, answered
What is the hourly pay for disc jockeys in New York?
The median hourly wage for disc jockeys in New York is $25.51, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey for May 2025.
BLS publishes no annual figure for this occupation, because the hours worked in a year vary too much for one to mean anything.
How many disc jockeys are there in New York?
The survey counted 450 of these jobs in New York for May 2025.
That makes the occupation 9% less concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.