Mid-level User Support Specialist salary in New York, NY

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Newton, South Plainfield, Monmouth Junction, Edison, Jamaica.

Also listed as: User Support Specialist

Median salary$60,500
Middle 50%$60.5k–$61k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $61,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $59,953 and $66,402.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$60,466
50th (median)$60,500
75th$61,000
90th$61,980

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $73,257 (12 filings) FY2021: median $63,280 (16 filings) FY2022: median $60,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $60,583 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 16
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$73,257$60,000$77,09612
FY2021$63,280$60,000$75,46216
FY2022$60,000$60,000$80,05510
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––4
FY2025$60,583$60,475$61,00010
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level User Support Specialist salary of $60,500 is worth about $53,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer User Support Specialists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $75,690 in May 2025 (36,580 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,500, 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
Network Technology Servicestoo few3
Kriaa Wholesaletoo few2
Siri Software Solutionstoo 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 $60,500 14
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$60,466$60,50014

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.