Entry-level Biology Professor salary in New York, NY

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Stony Brook, New Brunswick, Newark, Brookville, Cedar Knolls.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Biology, Assistant Professor Research

Median salary$89,450
Middle 50%$80.5k–$91.3k
vs. all levels here−15%comparison median $104,884
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,220 and $150,009.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,360
25th$80,509
50th (median)$89,450
75th$91,340
90th$125,950

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $68,289 (14 filings) FY2021: median $76,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $77,236 (10 filings) FY2023: median $80,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $84,872 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 17
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$68,289$65,994$84,95014
FY2021$76,000$68,179$89,84811
FY2022$77,236$74,066$84,08010
FY2023$80,000$75,000$85,00017
FY2024$80,000$75,000$87,60013
FY2025$84,872$79,035$90,00013
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Biology Professor salary of $89,450 is worth about $79,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the New York, NY area earned a median of $98,250 in May 2025 (3,070 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,450, 9% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Weill Cornell Medical College$84,87213

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $89,450 16
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$71,040$89,45016

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.