Mid-level Software Engineer salary in New York, NY

Based on 8,156 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Whippany, Edison, Newark, Iselin.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$133,120
Middle 50%$126k–$160k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $155,324
Filings8,156FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,656 and $250,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$123,656
25th$126,000
50th (median)$133,120
75th$160,000
90th$188,069

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $100,000 (8,774 filings) FY2021: median $101,754 (6,960 filings) FY2022: median $102,000 (8,750 filings) FY2023: median $113,016 (6,466 filings) FY2024: median $123,600 (5,976 filings) FY2025: median $131,997 (5,008 filings) FY2026: median $136,000 (3,148 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8,774 filings FY20 FY2021: 6,960 filings FY21 FY2022: 8,750 filings FY22 FY2023: 6,466 filings FY23 FY2024: 5,976 filings FY24 FY2025: 5,008 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,148 filings FY26 8,774
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$100,000$96,595$110,0008,774
FY2021$101,754$100,526$118,0706,960
FY2022$102,000$101,754$120,0008,750
FY2023$113,016$109,283$130,0006,466
FY2024$123,600$115,918$143,5285,976
FY2025$131,997$123,656$156,6935,008
FY2026$136,000$131,997$166,0003,148

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $133,120 is worth about $118,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the New York, NY area earned a median of $166,830 in May 2025 (121,000 employed). The H-1B median here is $133,120, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$170,500622
Google$186,000497
Meta$185,322198
Morgan Stanley$150,000155
EY$147,910143
Goldman Sachs$146,000129
LTIMindtree$131,997100
Microsoft$172,36598
Bloomberg$129,58485
Deloitte$131,99784

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $103,250 3,574
Mid-level · Level II $133,120 8,156
Senior · Level III $170,000 4,523
Expert · Level IV $200,000 3,988

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$95,493$103,2503,574
Mid-level · Level II$123,656$133,1208,156
Senior · Level III$151,819$170,0004,523
Expert · Level IV$189,592$200,0003,988

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.