Entry-level Mathematics Professor salary in New York, NY

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Piscataway, Stony Brook, Jersey City, Newark, Bronx.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Median salary$99,662

Middle 50%$85k–$110.9k

vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $109,025

Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,310 and $139,223.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$74,616
25th	$84,950
50th (median)	$99,662
75th	$110,930
90th	$125,500

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	9
FY2021	$76,987	$71,995	$82,000	21
FY2022	$78,007	$71,531	$90,836	12
FY2023	$87,576	$71,002	$101,320	16
FY2024	$91,250	$88,875	$95,442	16
FY2025	–	–	–	8
FY2026	–	–	–	6

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Mathematics Professor salary of $99,662 is worth about $88,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the New York, NY area earned a median of $98,130 in May 2025 (3,600 employed). The H-1B median here is $99,662, 2% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Columbia University	too few	2
New York University	too few	2
New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences	too few	2
Stevens Institute of Technology	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$99,662	14
Mid-level · Level II	too few	4
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$69,430	$99,662	14

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.