Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in New York, NY
Based on 472 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bronx, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Piscataway, Plainsboro.
Also listed as: Compliance Specialist
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $62,837 |
| 25th | $77,667 |
| 50th (median) | $90,654 |
| 75th | $116,147 |
| 90th | $153,975 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
Show as table
| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $75,000 | $67,434 | $90,000 | 261 |
| FY2021 | $80,000 | $69,139 | $104,150 | 251 |
| FY2022 | $88,990 | $72,657 | $110,000 | 238 |
| FY2023 | $85,000 | $75,629 | $110,926 | 198 |
| FY2024 | $86,150 | $76,294 | $110,490 | 234 |
| FY2025 | $91,520 | $70,000 | $119,599 | 233 |
| FY2026 | $90,105 | $80,600 | $114,863 | 239 |
Cost of living
New York's median Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $90,654 is worth about $80,500 at national average prices.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).
Compared with all workers here
All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $101,050 in May 2025 (23,380 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,654, 10% 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
| Employer | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Chartered Bank | too few | 9 |
| Freyr | too few | 8 |
| Invagen Pharmaceuticals | too few | 8 |
| Morgan Stanley | too few | 7 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking | too few | 7 |
| Goldman Sachs | too few | 6 |
| too few | 5 | |
| UBS | too few | 5 |
| Nutra-Med Packaging | too few | 5 |
| ONEUS Technologies | too few | 5 |
Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.
By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $65,000 | 133 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $83,600 | 170 |
| Senior · Level III | $100,000 | 76 |
| Expert · Level IV | $144,560 | 87 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Minimum H-1B salary by level
| Wage level | Prevailing wage (most common) | Median offered salary | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $60,549 | $65,000 | 133 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $80,600 | $83,600 | 170 |
| Senior · Level III | $98,384 | $100,000 | 76 |
| Expert · Level IV | $111,925 | $144,560 | 87 |
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.