Columbia University salaries in New York, NY

Based on 449 certified H-1B filings by Columbia University in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$82,750

Middle 50%$77.4k–$117k

vs. all employers here−37%comparison median $131,997

Filings449FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,648 and $461,362.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$67,038	$57,708	$90,000	251
FY2021	$67,753	$63,000	$92,915	297
FY2022	$70,762	$66,100	$97,614	289
FY2023	$73,359	$66,100	$100,000	306
FY2024	$78,675	$73,098	$100,000	276
FY2025	$83,811	$77,250	$120,250	288
FY2026	$81,869	$78,380	$105,000	161

Job	Median here	Filings
Medical Scientist	$80,000	160
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	$80,500	46
Physicist	$78,347	18
Medical School Professor	$166,005	18
Chemist	$74,794	12
Biochemist	$79,327	10
Cardiologist	too few	9
Surgeon	too few	9
Statistician	too few	8
Biomedical Engineer	too few	8
Economics Professor	too few	8
Foreign Language Professor	too few	8
Engineering Professor	too few	7
Epidemiologist	too few	6
Economist	too few	5

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Job	Median here	Filings
Business Professor	too few	5
Computer Science Professor	too few	5
Mathematics Professor	too few	5
Biology Professor	too few	5
Chemical Engineer	too few	4
Environmental Scientist	too few	4
Political Scientist	too few	4
Research Manager (Natural Sciences)	too few	3
Mathematician	too few	3
Data Scientist	too few	3

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in New York, NY.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.