Expert Project Manager salary in New York, NY

Based on 228 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Brooklyn, New York City, Long Island City, Raritan.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$173,550
Middle 50%$155.5k–$197.3k
vs. all levels here+37%comparison median $126,610
Filings228FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $150,301 and $268,843.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,301
25th$155,542
50th (median)$173,550
75th$197,289
90th$229,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2021: median $150,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $158,884 (40 filings) FY2024: median $180,000 (37 filings) FY2025: median $185,000 (76 filings) FY2026: median $167,450 (152 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 76 filings FY25 FY2026: 152 filings FY26 152
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–––5
FY2021$150,000$133,020$155,00011
FY2022–––7
FY2023$158,884$150,000$170,19440
FY2024$180,000$165,000$195,00037
FY2025$185,000$160,000$206,75076
FY2026$167,450$155,000$192,350152

Cost of living

New York's median expert Project Manager salary of $173,550 is worth about $154,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $126,660 in May 2025 (68,910 employed). The H-1B median here is $173,550, 37% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$159,50014
Intuit$197,50014
Citi$184,12510
PayPaltoo few9
JPMorgan Chasetoo few7
LinkedIntoo few7
FactSet Research Systemstoo few6
Deloittetoo few5
Via Transportationtoo few5
Goldman Sachstoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,248 227
Mid-level · Level II $103,501 207
Senior · Level III $138,888 160
Expert · Level IV $173,550 228

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$74,506$79,248227
Mid-level · Level II$102,939$103,501207
Senior · Level III$126,610$138,888160
Expert · Level IV$150,301$173,550228

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.