You already know that New York is a bonafide ant farm , and we are but ants boroughing through the streets and busting our asses every solar day so that we can corrupt thing like cheeseflower and reclaimed wood furniture . So there ’s no incertitude that while working your 9 - 5 , or 10 - 6 , or rum minute on the weekends , you ’ve thought about how much others in New York make – especially those New Yorkers doing quintessential New York jobs – like cab drivers , tube music director , and raging dog vendors . Really , how many live dog does that dude have to sell to ante up his tear ?
Well , we set up out . And guess what ? A lot of them make more money than you . Now please excuse me while I update my LinkedIn profile .
Horse carriage driver
$ 40,000-$100,000Yes , that ’s a major gap . But it ’s from the horse ’s mouth ! It can even be more , depending on whether or not you own it ( and are thus able-bodied to avoid fee ) . And of trend , how many trip around the parkland your noble steed makes , conditions , and time of day all play middling enormous factors . Ideal scenario for most peak : cheery day + troth in the carriage is a success + 15 trips minimal .
Cab driver
$ 33,346Now plainly , if you really wear your arse likethis guy did , working 12 - hour shifts five days a hebdomad , it can be closer to $ 85,000 . But for the most part , shifts run to be about half of that . Either agency , givensome of the fearful ridersthese guys have to suffer , this could arguably be the worst mass in the metropolis .
Uber driver
$ 40,000Uber claims its driver in NYC make an medium remuneration of $ 90,000 , but that was apparently total bullhonkey . For one , that does n’t constituent in the expense – and there are a portion of them . From the rental price of the car ( if they do n’t own it ) and policy to gas , tolls , and the episodic sustenance ( those gondola DO always smell nice ) , we ’re talking thousands per month . Now do the math now you know why that 90 K is basically abbreviate in half .
The Halal Guys
$ 100,000 ( 2.37 million gross)So this one ismostly a rumor , but it ’s fair to simulate thatone of the giving success narration in New Yorkbrings in a passel of Johnny Cash . We may not know the exact figure , but the carts and brick & trench mortar emplacement are always open ( 365 days / twelvemonth ) , and are considered a New York basic while still being low-priced , meaning they have local anaesthetic and tourists on whorl .
Hot dog vendor
$ 100,000Yep , aswe’ve already tell apart you , these guy make bank . But they have to sling a lot of wieners – like 200 a day – to off that number . Meaning , your cart better have amoneyspot .
MTA subway conductor
$ 65,000-$100,000Conductors reportedly start out around $ 20 / hr , and be given to make most of their money in extra time . To make near the 100 K mark , they have to get that time and a half for 12 hours a mean solar day pretty much every mean solar day and have no animation alfresco of work . So in other words , just your intermediate NYC job .
A Rockette
$ 78,000Getting a coveted point in the batting order is nothing short of impossible , and the schedule is no picnic ( five shows a day ! ) , but it can compensate off . And according to a Radio City Music Hall show manufacturer we talked to , the seasoned Rockette terpsichorean – i.e. the ones who have been kick it for several Christmas Spectaculars – can make up to $ 200,000 p.a. .
A stagehand
Up to $ 400,000You heard us . Stagehands reportedly often surpass what some of the show ’s star topology make . But before you go filling out your applications , we ’re talking about the 1 who are in charge of the set for the large guy wire like Carnegie Hall , Metropolitan Opera House , Koch Theater , Samuel J. Friedman Theatre , and Radio City .
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