Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary in New York, NY

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Newark, Ny.

Median salary$146,068

Middle 50%$123.2k–$165.2k

vs. national median+27%comparison median $115,000

Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,121 and $226,405.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$112,610	$92,770	$126,280	48
FY2021	$122,061	$97,989	$152,500	41
FY2022	$123,000	$115,000	$143,269	33
FY2023	$135,000	$114,536	$145,821	44
FY2024	$135,678	$115,500	$159,439	17
FY2025	$140,349	$120,144	$156,731	16
FY2026	$161,356	$125,000	$169,977	17

New York's median Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary of $146,068 is worth about $129,800 at national average prices.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Mount Sinai Hospital	$140,349	12
New York Society for Relief of Ruptured & Crippled	too few	8
NYU Langone Health System	too few	4
City University of New York	too few	3
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$109,866	$133,280	16

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.