Expert HR Specialist salary in New York, NY

Based on 44 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Edison, Somerset, Piscataway, Brooklyn.

Also listed as: Recruiter

Median salary$146,249
Middle 50%$124k–$170.9k
vs. all levels here+90%comparison median $76,980
Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,760 and $288,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$115,000
25th$124,000
50th (median)$146,249
75th$170,933
90th$200,070

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $108,844 (19 filings) FY2021: median $109,527 (28 filings) FY2022: median $105,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $149,700 (11 filings) FY2024: median $143,500 (20 filings) FY2025: median $146,249 (18 filings) FY2026: median $148,200 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 28
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$108,844$98,200$133,40019
FY2021$109,527$95,243$126,47528
FY2022$105,000$99,500$140,00018
FY2023$149,700$111,623$185,00011
FY2024$143,500$111,960$201,72020
FY2025$146,249$130,576$162,50018
FY2026$148,200$124,000$174,31126

Cost of living

New York's median expert HR Specialist salary of $146,249 is worth about $129,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Human Resources Specialists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $89,780 in May 2025 (52,370 employed). The H-1B median here is $146,249, 63% higher.

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
Amazontoo few5
Safeholdtoo few4
Cititoo few3
News Corporate Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $58,240 94
Mid-level · Level II $76,960 117
Senior · Level III $98,776 41
Expert · Level IV $146,249 44

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$55,910$58,24094
Mid-level · Level II$74,194$76,960117
Senior · Level III$92,477$98,77641
Expert · Level IV$112,403$146,24944

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.