Software Engineer salary in Utica, NY

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Hartford, Camden, Clinton.

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

Median salary$89,440
Middle 50%$88.1k–$112.8k
vs. national median−36%comparison median $139,194
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,480 and $151,241.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,078
25th$88,088
50th (median)$89,440
75th$112,761
90th$135,983

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $85,000 (14 filings) FY2022: median $83,000 (25 filings) FY2023: median $95,500 (19 filings) FY2024: median $86,400 (15 filings) FY2025: median $89,440 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$85,000$70,534$95,99214
FY2021–––8
FY2022$83,000$82,160$116,24725
FY2023$95,500$86,000$117,50019
FY2024$86,400$86,216$107,85015
FY2025$89,440$88,088$116,03527
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Utica's median Software Engineer salary of $89,440 is worth about $96,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Utica = 92.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Utica, NY area earned a median of $113,390 in May 2025 (610 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,440, 21% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Coforgetoo few6
Utica Mutual Insurance Grouptoo few3
Dizertoo few2
Ignite Intelligent Process Automationtoo few2
LTIMindtreetoo few2
Natsofttoo few2
Sivic Solutions Grouptoo few2
VedamSofttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $89,440 22
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$88,088$89,44022

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.