Mid-level Human Resources Manager salary in New York, NY

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$164,500
Middle 50%$164.3k–$170k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $182,000
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $159,713 and $186,579.
PercentileSalary
10th$164,278
25th$164,278
50th (median)$164,500
75th$170,000
90th$180,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $150k $180k FY2020: median $139,895 (12 filings) FY2021: median $145,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $150,712 (22 filings) FY2025: median $164,750 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 1 filings FY26 22
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$139,895$126,970$153,25012
FY2021$145,500$133,598$153,45014
FY2022$150,712$145,000$164,55722
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––9
FY2025$164,750$164,278$170,75012
FY2026–––1

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Human Resources Manager salary of $164,500 is worth about $146,100 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 $164,500, 11% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

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.