New York H-1B salaries

From 76,773 certified H-1B filings with a worksite in New York (FY2025–FY2026). Base salary only.

  • #3 of 51 by filings
  • #3 of 51 by median salary
Median base salary$133,000+8% vs. national median
Middle 50%$95k–$182.5k25th to 75th percentile
Most common levelLevel II37% of leveled filings
Top metro areaNew York, NY67,353 filings in New York

Top cities in New York

New York, NY$131,997103,840 filings · rent 1BR $2,729 Albany, NY$99,5492,606 filings · rent 1BR $1,425 Buffalo, NY$104,0001,671 filings · rent 1BR $1,203 Rochester, NY$90,3141,417 filings · rent 1BR $1,131 Syracuse, NY$85,000714 filings · rent 1BR $1,196 Kiryas Joel, NY$79,247512 filings · rent 1BR $1,659 Ithaca, NY$88,002400 filings · rent 1BR $1,427 Binghamton, NY$85,717331 filings · rent 1BR $954 Utica, NY$72,000297 filings · rent 1BR $946 Corning, NY$107,471166 filings Oneonta, NY$73,266104 filings Massena, NY$72,83896 filings

Ordered by filings with a worksite in New York. Figures on each card cover the whole metro area, which can cross state lines.

Top H-1B employers in New York

Amazon logoAmazon2,780 filings · 4%$166,300 EY logoEY2,335 filings · 3%$146,887 Google logoGoogle1,662 filings · 2%$189,000 Meta logoMeta1,511 filings · 2%$206,591 Goldman Sachs logoGoldman Sachs1,413 filings · 2%$159,000 JPMorgan Chase logoJPMorgan Chase1,264 filings · 2%$175,000 Morgan Stanley logoMorgan Stanley1,247 filings · 2%$175,000 Deloitte logoDeloitte777 filings · 1%$120,000 Citi logoCiti666 filings · 1%$175,000 Bloomberg logoBloomberg637 filings · 1%$151,819 Bank of America logoBank of America611 filings · 1%$175,000 Grandison Management606 filings · 1%$68,203

Filings and median salary for jobs located in New York.

Most filed jobs in New York

Software Engineer14,233 filings · 19%$160,805 Financial Analyst6,129 filings · 8%$162,200 Data Scientist5,777 filings · 8%$140,000 Accountant2,279 filings · 3%$106,000 Lawyer2,172 filings · 3%$225,000 Market Research Analyst1,984 filings · 3%$90,000 Operations Research Analyst1,826 filings · 2%$137,885 Management Consultant1,823 filings · 2%$146,100 IT Manager1,357 filings · 2%$220,000 Medical Scientist1,207 filings · 2%$80,000 Research Scientist (Computer Science)1,039 filings · 1%$191,068 Physical Therapist921 filings · 1%$78,790

New York vs. other states

California$161,230 Washington$160,000 New York$133,000 Massachusetts$122,970 New Jersey$122,175 Virginia$119,000 North Carolina$114,504 Texas$112,923 Georgia$109,284 Illinois$108,012 Pennsylvania$105,206 Florida$105,000

States with the most H-1B filings. Median base salary on certified filings; not adjusted for cost of living.