Optum salaries in New York, NY

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings by Optum in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$128,353
Middle 50%$121.5k–$157k
vs. all employers here−3%comparison median $131,997
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,979 and $207,298.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,585
25th$121,514
50th (median)$128,353
75th$156,954
90th$168,353

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $120k $140k FY2020: median $117,021 (29 filings) FY2021: median $114,962 (41 filings) FY2022: median $123,614 (45 filings) FY2023: median $124,030 (21 filings) FY2024: median $127,054 (23 filings) FY2025: median $127,602 (30 filings) FY2026: median $131,997 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 45 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 45
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$117,021$100,651$124,94629
FY2021$114,962$100,526$123,61441
FY2022$123,614$109,283$123,61445
FY2023$124,030$113,500$135,00021
FY2024$127,054$119,787$143,34623
FY2025$127,602$121,514$155,93330
FY2026$131,997$121,233$160,80519

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$151,81925
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few6
Data Scientisttoo few6
QA Engineertoo few4
IT Managertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $113,436 11
Senior · Level III $148,150 17
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.