The New York Times Company

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 58 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Main U.S. filing address: New York, NY
Median base salary$160,777+31% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$141k–$172.9k
Level II (mid-level) share37%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$140,000the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 95% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $160,777, median prevailing wage $140,000.

Is your The New York Times Company offer competitive?

Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with The New York Times Company's certified filings for the same job.

10th $123.5k25th $141kmedian $160.8k75th $172.9k90th $189.6k

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Percentiles from The New York Times Company's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What The New York Times Company hires for

Bar: share of The New York Times Company's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 90% of filings (16 occupations in total).

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JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$161,33523

Jobs with at least 10 filings at The New York Times Company.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 3% of filings
$156.4kLevel II
Mid-level · 37% of filings
$160.2kLevel III
Senior · 37% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 23% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $156,411 11
Senior · Level III $160,192 11
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where The New York Times Company files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$160,14047

Salary details

Median salary$160,777
Middle 50%$141k–$172.9k
vs. all employers+31%comparison median $122,699
Filings58FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,690 and $219,903.
PercentileSalary
10th$123,500
25th$141,000
50th (median)$160,777
75th$172,910
90th$189,564

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2020: median $130,000 (36 filings) FY2021: median $135,000 (27 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (37 filings) FY2023: median $150,075 (19 filings) FY2024: median $152,987 (20 filings) FY2025: median $161,335 (38 filings) FY2026: median $156,934 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 37 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 38 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 38
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$130,000$114,000$151,25036
FY2021$135,000$125,000$149,94627
FY2022$140,000$130,232$165,00037
FY2023$150,075$132,015$159,44819
FY2024$152,987$143,266$167,18920
FY2025$161,335$144,844$174,96638
FY2026$156,934$132,645$170,18120

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$160,777
Median prevailing wage$140,000
Median difference+15.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage5%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

Job titles at The New York Times Company

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Senior Software Engineer$164,080$160.6k–$170k12

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in New York, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Data Scientist and IT Manager and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Seattle, WA and Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does The New York Times Company sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. The New York Times Company filed 58 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does The New York Times Company pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on The New York Times Company's H-1B filings is $160,777; half of filings fall between $141,000 and $172,910. Bonus and stock are not included.