Cultural Studies Teacher salary in New York, NY

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$86,000
Middle 50%$80.9k–$90.8k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $81,703
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,351 and $257,190.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,214
25th$80,948
50th (median)$86,000
75th$90,750
90th$103,800

Cost of living

New York's median Cultural Studies Teacher salary of $86,000 is worth about $76,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in the New York, NY area earned a median of $103,700 in May 2025 (1,190 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,000, 17% 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
New York Universitytoo few7
Pace Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $86,000 10
Mid-level · Level II – 0
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$69,640$86,00010

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.