Mid-level Multimedia Artist salary in New York, NY

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$93,434
Middle 50%$90.4k–$95k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $93,434
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,355 and $144,034.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,355
25th$90,355
50th (median)$93,434
75th$95,000
90th$113,740

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $77,106 (37 filings) FY2021: median $78,291 (27 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (30 filings) FY2023: median $79,395 (14 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 37 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 30 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 37
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$77,106$70,907$80,00037
FY2021$78,291$77,108$90,00027
FY2022$90,000$78,291$117,25030
FY2023$79,395$77,220$88,56014
FY2024$90,000$84,500$96,87319
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Multimedia Artist salary of $93,434 is worth about $83,000 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 $93,434, 3% 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
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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.