New York City is the largest H1B metro in the US with 62,000 FY2024 total filings. For DevOps specifically, NYC has 7,800 filings and a median wage of $165,000 -- 38% above national. Financial services dominates: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bloomberg Engineering pay DevOps engineers 25%-35% above typical tech company rates.
| Role | Median |
|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer L3 | $138,000 |
| Senior DevOps L4 | $172,000 |
| Staff DevOps / SRE | $208,000 |
| Platform Engineer L4 | $182,000 |
| Cloud Architect | $218,000 |
Source: DOL LCA disclosures, FY2024.
| Employer | Median Wage |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase Tech | $158,000 |
| Goldman Sachs Engineering | $172,000 |
| Datadog | $182,000 |
| Bloomberg Engineering | $175,000 |
| Amazon NYC Infra | $178,000 |
| Spotify NYC | $168,000 |