Sociologist salary in New York, NY

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Brunswick, Brooklyn, Livingston.

Median salary$128,419
Middle 50%$85k–$150k
vs. national median+60%comparison median $80,503
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,300 and $174,760.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,000
25th$85,000
50th (median)$128,419
75th$150,000
90th$168,400

Cost of living

New York's median Sociologist salary of $128,419 is worth about $114,100 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Deloittetoo few2
Advertising Research Foundationtoo few2
Rutgers, The State University of New Jerseytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.