Entry-level Multimedia Artist salary in New York, NY

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Clifton, Jersey City, Flushing, Harrison.

Also listed as: Technical Artist, Concept Artist

Median salary$66,560
Middle 50%$65.2k–$74.3k
vs. all levels here−29%comparison median $93,434
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,626 and $85,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,663
25th$65,177
50th (median)$66,560
75th$74,250
90th$84,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $60,000 (21 filings) FY2021: median $62,005 (15 filings) FY2022: median $59,786 (14 filings) FY2023: median $60,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $72,500 (10 filings) FY2025: median $68,500 (12 filings) FY2026: median $66,560 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 21
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$60,000$54,517$68,00021
FY2021$62,005$59,765$67,50015
FY2022$59,786$59,571$64,50014
FY2023$60,000$56,701$65,00013
FY2024$72,500$66,250$76,47010
FY2025$68,500$64,907$75,50012
FY2026$66,560$65,774$69,55010

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Multimedia Artist salary of $66,560 is worth about $59,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Multimedia Artists and Animators in the New York, NY area earned a median of $96,760 in May 2025 (1,560 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,560, 31% lower.

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
Param Healthcare & IT servicestoo few4
BUCK Designtoo few2
Framestoretoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,560 22
Mid-level · Level II $93,434 10
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $170,485 14

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$64,626$66,56022
Mid-level · Level II$90,355$93,43410
Expert · Level IV$139,630$170,48514

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.