The median annual wage for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $80,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $89,870.
Pay spans roughly $42,960 at the 10th percentile to $142,700 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $38.83 per hour. An estimated 710 people work as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $80,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $89,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $38.83 |
| 10th percentile | $42,960 |
| 90th percentile | $142,700 |
| Employment | 710 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.