Entry-level Frontend Developer salary in New York, NY

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Whippany, Jersey City, Englewood Cliffs, Newark.

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$103.2k–$135.9k
vs. all levels here−22%comparison median $153,754
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,453 and $181,576.
PercentileSalary
10th$94,394
25th$103,200
50th (median)$120,000
75th$135,900
90th$135,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $110k $150k FY2021: median $79,914 (19 filings) FY2022: median $87,599 (26 filings) FY2023: median $120,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $110,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $111,605 (16 filings) FY2026: median $135,900 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 26
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–––9
FY2021$79,914$78,950$98,50019
FY2022$87,599$79,914$147,50026
FY2023$120,000$85,290$140,70023
FY2024$110,000$89,253$123,50017
FY2025$111,605$97,427$135,90016
FY2026$135,900$103,210$135,90013

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Frontend Developer salary of $120,000 is worth about $106,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$135,90010
Barclaystoo few2
Flyhigh Staffingtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $120,000 29
Mid-level · Level II $161,150 46
Senior · Level III $164,058 22
Expert · Level IV $225,000 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.