Civil Engineering Technologist salary in New York, NY

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Westbury, South Plainfield, Hicksville, Long Island City, Morristown.

Median salary$78,624
Middle 50%$64k–$78.6k
vs. national median+11%comparison median $70,720
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,897 and $89,350.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,760
25th$63,960
50th (median)$78,624
75th$78,624
90th$85,000

Cost of living

New York's median Civil Engineering Technologist salary of $78,624 is worth about $69,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians in the New York, NY area earned a median of $73,790 in May 2025 (1,250 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,624, 7% higher.

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
Quality Control Laboratoriestoo few5
Aeistoo few2
SAGE Builderstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.