Transportation Planner 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 Brooklyn, New Brunswick, Newark, Bayonne.
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $70,500 |
| 25th | $76,731 |
| 50th (median) | $90,000 |
| 75th | $120,000 |
| 90th | $155,742 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $73,914 | $62,800 | $92,000 | 18 |
| FY2021 | $76,000 | $73,091 | $90,000 | 13 |
| FY2022 | $90,310 | $73,750 | $119,845 | 12 |
| FY2023 | $103,875 | $80,000 | $125,006 | 18 |
| FY2024 | $101,504 | $80,000 | $116,000 | 25 |
| FY2025 | $82,930 | $71,875 | $92,313 | 16 |
| FY2026 | $92,518 | $89,440 | $148,554 | 17 |
Cost of living
New York's median Transportation Planner salary of $90,000 is worth about $80,000 at national average prices.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).
Compared with all workers here
All Transportation Planners in the New York, NY area earned a median of $107,170 in May 2025 (2,700 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 16% 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
| Employer | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| AECOM Technical Services | too few | 4 |
| WSP | too few | 3 |
| Henningson, Durham & Richardson | too few | 3 |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | too few | 2 |
| Social Science Research Council | too few | 2 |
| T.Y. Lin International | too few | 2 |
Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.
By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $76,731 | 13 |
| Mid-level · Level II | too few | 2 |
| 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 level | Prevailing wage (most common) | Median offered salary | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $65,562 | $76,731 | 13 |
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.