Entry-level Chemical Engineer salary in New York, NY

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rahway, Tarrytown, New Brunswick, Branchburg, Cranbury.

Also listed as: Process Engineer

Median salary$84,662
Middle 50%$82.6k–$94.8k
vs. all levels here−28%comparison median $117,800
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $59,530 and $102,756.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,643
25th$82,597
50th (median)$84,662
75th$94,822
90th$98,461

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $76,274 (14 filings) FY2021: median $84,323 (14 filings) FY2022: median $85,162 (14 filings) FY2025: median $85,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 14
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$76,274$76,274$81,50014
FY2021$84,323$83,478$88,75014
FY2022$85,162$84,323$94,53014
FY2023–––4
FY2024–––9
FY2025$85,000$79,822$94,64311
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Chemical Engineer salary of $84,662 is worth about $75,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Chemical Engineers in the New York, NY area earned a median of $126,830 in May 2025 (510 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,662, 33% 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
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Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,662 18
Mid-level · Level II $104,802 20
Senior · Level III $131,750 23
Expert · Level IV $154,907 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$79,643$84,66218
Mid-level · Level II$100,131$104,80220
Senior · Level III$123,594$131,75023
Expert · Level IV$144,082$154,90718

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.