H-1B salaries in New York, NY

Based on 103,840 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$131,997
Middle 50%$99k–$175k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $122,699
Filings103,840FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,056 and $350,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,976
25th$98,995
50th (median)$131,997
75th$175,000
90th$220,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $100,651 (61,015 filings) FY2021: median $109,000 (54,863 filings) FY2022: median $114,483 (63,024 filings) FY2023: median $116,716 (55,304 filings) FY2024: median $120,000 (56,115 filings) FY2025: median $126,818 (58,935 filings) FY2026: median $136,900 (44,905 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 61,015 filings FY20 FY2021: 54,863 filings FY21 FY2022: 63,024 filings FY22 FY2023: 55,304 filings FY23 FY2024: 56,115 filings FY24 FY2025: 58,935 filings FY25 FY2026: 44,905 filings FY26 63,024
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$100,651$82,996$130,59161,015
FY2021$109,000$85,966$140,23554,863
FY2022$114,483$90,000$150,00063,024
FY2023$116,716$90,375$155,85555,304
FY2024$120,000$91,520$162,40056,115
FY2025$126,818$95,493$171,56558,935
FY2026$136,900$102,939$181,00044,905

Cost of living

New York's median H-1B salary of $131,997 is worth about $117,300 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$2,729Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,971Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)112.6Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$117,300Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNY: yes · NJ: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$155,32422,717
Data Scientist$139,5068,216
Systems Engineer / Architect$121,5147,894
Financial Analyst$160,0006,544
Quantitative Analyst$164,1743,386
Accountant$110,0002,983
Programmer Analyst$100,0002,544
Management Consultant$140,0002,516
Market Research Analyst$87,1542,446
Operations Research Analyst$130,0002,391
Lawyer$225,0002,223
QA Engineer$113,0002,048
IT Manager$219,4402,019
Systems Analyst$110,0001,814
Database Administrator$125,0001,482

By job title

Product Manager$166.3k · 1,133 Solutions Architect$159k · 549 Java Developer$107k · 527 Full Stack Developer$128.2k · 444 DevOps Engineer$123.7k · 299 Systems Engineer$95k · 242 SAP Consultant$120.3k · 190 Backend Developer$168k · 173 Cloud Engineer$130.2k · 172 Site Reliability Engineer$160.8k · 148 Salesforce Developer$124.8k · 141 Frontend Developer$153.8k · 124 .NET Developer$123.7k · 119 Scrum Master$105k · 113 Python Developer$104k · 69

Job titles with at least 10 filings in New York, NY. Figure: median salary · filings.