Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Utica, NY

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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%$88.5k–$109.5k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $89,440
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,088 and $151,045.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,088
25th$88,508
50th (median)$89,440
75th$109,488
90th$134,478

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2022: median $82,160 (15 filings) FY2023: median $91,000 (14 filings) FY2024: median $86,400 (11 filings) FY2025: median $89,440 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 17
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–––9
FY2021–––6
FY2022$82,160$82,160$82,90115
FY2023$91,000$86,000$105,90214
FY2024$86,400$86,216$109,70811
FY2025$89,440$88,088$109,48817
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Utica's median mid-level 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Coforgetoo few5
LTIMindtreetoo few2
Natsofttoo few2
Utica Mutual Insurance Grouptoo 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.