Mid-level Frontend Developer salary in New York, NY

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Whippany, Jersey City, Englewood Cliffs, Newark.

Median salary$161,150
Middle 50%$132k–$169.8k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $153,754
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,567 and $213,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$123,656
25th$131,997
50th (median)$161,150
75th$169,841
90th$191,950

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $135k $180k FY2020: median $100,526 (40 filings) FY2021: median $101,754 (41 filings) FY2022: median $125,468 (39 filings) FY2023: median $115,918 (33 filings) FY2024: median $162,800 (41 filings) FY2025: median $162,300 (32 filings) FY2026: median $134,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 33 filings FY23 FY2024: 41 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 41
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$100,526$96,595$129,12540
FY2021$101,754$100,526$118,00041
FY2022$125,468$101,837$181,10039
FY2023$115,918$109,283$150,00033
FY2024$162,800$134,555$177,60041
FY2025$162,300$126,400$169,88132
FY2026$134,500$131,997$166,40014

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Frontend Developer salary of $161,150 is worth about $143,200 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$168,12124

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.