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Guess How Much These New York Jobs Pay

By Matthew Haag

Starting this week, most companies in New York City were required to include salary ranges on job postings, offering a window into potential compensation not just for applicants but also the curious general public. In a city full of iconic jobs — taxi driver, bagel baker, right fielder for the New York Yankees — take our quiz to see how well you can guess salaries on some only-in-New-York job openings.

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Two department store employees wearing elf outfits are bent over red gift boxes wrapping them with green lace.
Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times

Elf at Macy's Santaland at its flagship store in Herald Square

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A hand holding a pink fish over an ice-filled chest filled with pink fish.
Hilary Swift for The New York Times

Fish cutter at the Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx

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A stage draped in shadows and dim red light, with a performer standing center stage with her hands clasped in front of her chest. Musicians holding guitars and other instruments stand in the background.
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Director of production at the Second Stage Theater

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Executive director of fixed-income trading in JPMorgan Chase's Global Wealth Management division

People standing in shadows under the words “JP Morgan” on the side of a building.
Seth Wenig/Associated Press

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The A train pulling into a subway station.
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

General superintendent of train signals at New York City Transit

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Anchor at WCBS-TV, Channel 2

Three office workers sit at their desks underneath a bank of monitors displaying a newscast.
Karsten Moran for The New York Times

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An overhead shot of kitchen workers standing around a table covered in plates being prepared with food to be served.
Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Sous chef at Per Se

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The exterior of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

Exhibition coordinator at the Whitney Museum of American Art

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Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge runs the bases during a game.
Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Right fielder, New York Yankees