Senior Budget Analyst salary in New York, NY

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Flushing, Brooklyn, Long Island City, Paramus.

Median salary$105,447

Middle 50%$101.9k–$109.6k

vs. all levels here+21%comparison median $87,360

Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k$170k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,487 and $164,800.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$100,750
25th	$101,920
50th (median)	$105,447
75th	$109,568
90th	$154,900

Salary by year

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	$87,750	$85,625	$92,700	10
FY2021	$95,000	$88,350	$98,694	11
FY2022	$107,500	$89,741	$146,064	12
FY2023	–	–	–	7
FY2024	–	–	–	5
FY2025	$106,496	$105,920	$138,075	10
FY2026	–	–	–	6

Cost of living

New York's median senior Budget Analyst salary of $105,447 is worth about $93,700 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 $105,447, 9% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	2
Luminocity	too few	2
Weshine	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$70,200	$72,365	54
Mid-level · Level II	$85,342	$88,733	36
Senior · Level III	$100,485	$105,447	16
Expert · Level IV	$115,627	$137,000	18

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.