H-1B Salaries in New York City 2026

Across all certified H-1B filings with a New York City, NY worksite, the median offered wage is $136,219 (25th–75th percentile $100,443$178,119), based on 92,490 certified LCA filings (FY2021–FY2024).

92,490
Certified Filings
$136,219
Median Offered Wage
44.6%
Level III/IV Share

H-1B Salary by Role in New York City

RoleFilingsMedian
Software Engineer20,652$151,000
Data Engineer1,051$150,000
Data Scientist3,487$142,200
Machine Learning Engineer469$170,000
Product Manager1,339$160,000
DevOps Engineer286$145,000

Offered wages as certified on the LCA. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, FY2021–FY2024.

Top H-1B Sponsors in New York City

EmployerFilingsMedian Wage
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP4,273$133,380
Google LLC3,133$173,000
Amazon.com Services LLC2,385$150,000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC2,026$156,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.1,159$170,000
Bloomberg L.P.1,068$130,021

Ranked by certified filing volume, FY2021–FY2024. Median is the employer's own median offered wage for this worksite.

DOL Wage Level Distribution

Every certified LCA records a DOL prevailing wage level from I to IV, reflecting the experience and complexity of the role as certified with the Department of Labor. The counts below are real filing counts for New York City, not estimated wages per level. DOL wage levels are unrelated to an employer's internal engineering levels.

DOL Wage LevelCertified FilingsShare
Level I15,50817.4%
Level II33,85438%
Level III20,90323.4%
Level IV18,91221.2%

Based on 89,177 filings with a recorded wage level, FY2021–FY2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

New York City Quick Facts

Certified Filings
92,490
Median Wage
$136,219
National Median
$111,197
Data Vintage
FY2021–FY2024

Methodology

Figures on this page are computed directly from certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) in US Department of Labor disclosure data, 92,490 certified filings with a New York City, NY worksite (FY2021–FY2024). Wages shown are offered wages as certified on the LCA, not DOL prevailing-wage floors. Percentiles are computed across individual filings; no figures are modeled or estimated.