CEO salary in New York, NY

Based on 76 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hackensack, East Brunswick, Bridgewater.

Also listed as: Chief Executive

Median salary$262,288
Middle 50%$203.1k–$336.1k
vs. national median+10%comparison median $239,200
Filings76FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $148,450 and $675,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$148,450
25th$203,068
50th (median)$262,288
75th$336,063
90th$500,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$210k $250k $290k FY2020: median $246,871 (32 filings) FY2021: median $235,950 (40 filings) FY2022: median $250,000 (37 filings) FY2023: median $247,500 (40 filings) FY2024: median $273,092 (46 filings) FY2025: median $262,288 (51 filings) FY2026: median $249,600 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 32 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 37 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 46 filings FY24 FY2025: 51 filings FY25 FY2026: 25 filings FY26 51
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$246,871$213,750$306,60032
FY2021$235,950$208,000$312,50040
FY2022$250,000$210,000$320,00037
FY2023$247,500$224,706$400,00040
FY2024$273,092$239,200$350,00046
FY2025$262,288$153,000$341,00051
FY2026$249,600$239,200$330,00025

Cost of living

New York's median CEO salary of $262,288 is worth about $233,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Chief Executives in the New York, NY area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (7,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $262,288, 13% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Aspen Standard Group Employee Managementtoo few2
Cantera Labortoo few2
Chaince Securitiestoo few2
Rising Pharma Holdingstoo few2
Taptowebtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $150,000 23
Mid-level · Level II $275,000 13
Senior · Level III – 0
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$148,450$150,00023
Mid-level · Level II$262,288$275,00013

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.