Expert Budget Analyst salary in New York, NY

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Flushing, Brooklyn, Long Island City, Paramus.

Median salary$137,000
Middle 50%$116.5k–$157.5k
vs. all levels here+57%comparison median $87,360
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $115,627 and $197,025.
PercentileSalary
10th$115,627
25th$116,480
50th (median)$137,000
75th$157,500
90th$180,750

Cost of living

New York's median expert Budget Analyst salary of $137,000 is worth about $121,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Budget Analysts in the New York, NY area earned a median of $96,340 in May 2025 (1,950 employed). The H-1B median here is $137,000, 42% higher.

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
Cypress Creek Renewablestoo few2
Leisureruniversetoo few2
Pod Times Squaretoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,365 54
Mid-level · Level II $88,733 36
Senior · Level III $105,447 16
Expert · Level IV $137,000 18

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$70,200$72,36554
Mid-level · Level II$85,342$88,73336
Senior · Level III$100,485$105,44716
Expert · Level IV$115,627$137,00018

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.