Mechanical Engineering Technologist salary in New York, NY

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Edison, Floral Park, Branchburg, Raritan, Roslyn Heights.

Median salary$63,710
Middle 50%$62.5k–$77.2k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $65,520
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,356 and $90,568.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,509
25th$62,546
50th (median)$63,710
75th$77,189
90th$87,440

Cost of living

New York's median Mechanical Engineering Technologist salary of $63,710 is worth about $56,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians in the New York, NY area earned a median of $73,400 in May 2025 (540 employed). The H-1B median here is $63,710, 13% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Vaswanitoo few7
HRM Engineering Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.