Psychologist salary in New York, NY

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bronx, Highland Park, Newyork, Piscataway, Queens.

Median salary$76,323
Middle 50%$64.7k–$88.4k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $74,425
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,000 and $123,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,171
25th$64,678
50th (median)$76,323
75th$88,400
90th$112,081

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $72,072 (12 filings) FY2021: median $71,510 (12 filings) FY2022: median $69,540 (13 filings) FY2023: median $65,500 (16 filings) FY2025: median $73,710 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 16
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$72,072$60,954$75,77112
FY2021$71,510$65,762$92,67512
FY2022$69,540$54,144$85,00013
FY2023$65,500$60,590$86,25016
FY2024–––8
FY2025$73,710$63,821$81,23416
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

New York's median Psychologist salary of $76,323 is worth about $67,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Psychologists, All Other in the New York, NY area earned a median of $132,220 in May 2025 (790 employed). The H-1B median here is $76,323, 42% 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
Fordham Universitytoo few3
New York Universitytoo few3
Physician Affiliate Group Of Nytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $78,295 10
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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$61,984$78,29510

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.