Expert Human Resources Manager salary in New York, NY

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Port Washington, Iselin, Jersey City, East Hanover, Tarrytown.

Also listed as: Human Resource Manager

Median salary$277,000
Middle 50%$246.2k–$330k
vs. all levels here+52%comparison median $182,000
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $205,535 and $748,066.
PercentileSalary
10th$239,720
25th$246,230
50th (median)$277,000
75th$330,000
90th$450,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$200k $235k $270k FY2020: median $230,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $235,000 (13 filings) FY2023: median $250,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 13
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$230,000$200,000$332,00013
FY2021–––6
FY2022$235,000$223,142$260,00013
FY2023$250,000$225,000$255,00011
FY2024–––4
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

New York's median expert Human Resources Manager salary of $277,000 is worth about $246,100 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 Managers in the New York, NY area earned a median of $185,100 in May 2025 (18,480 employed). The H-1B median here is $277,000, 50% 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
Cititoo few2
Citadel Securities Americas Servicestoo few2
Datadogtoo few2
Diameter Capital Partnerstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $124,900 14
Mid-level · Level II $164,500 13
Senior · Level III $209,500 10
Expert · Level IV $277,000 15

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$123,302$124,90014
Mid-level · Level II$164,278$164,50013
Senior · Level III$198,869$209,50010
Expert · Level IV$239,533$277,00015

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.