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

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Newark, Ny.

Median salary$133,280
Middle 50%$122.3k–$157k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $146,068
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $106,137 and $228,365.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,554
25th$122,291
50th (median)$133,280
75th$156,968
90th$175,127

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary of $133,280 is worth about $118,400 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Mount Sinai Hospital$138,32011
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinaitoo 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 $133,280 16
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 7

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$109,866$133,28016

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.