H1B Salary/By Location/New York

Prevailing Wage · 2025-26

H1B prevailing wages in New York

H1B wages in New York are set by metro area, not statewide. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes Level I to IV prevailing wages for each of these 16 wage areas. Pick a metro to see the legal minimum H1B salary by occupation.

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City149Albany-Schenectady-Troy133Buffalo-Cheektowaga133Rochester126Syracuse126Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh100Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area100Central East New York nonmetropolitan area99Utica-Rome83Binghamton76Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area75Ithaca73Kingston59Glens Falls50Watertown-Fort Drum47Elmira46

Questions about H1B wages in New York

What are the H1B prevailing wages in New York?

New York has 16 distinct wage areas, each with its own H1B prevailing wage set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages are not statewide: the same occupation has a different legal minimum in each metro. Pick a metro below to see Level I to IV wages by occupation.

Are H1B wages set by state or by metro?

By metro area, not by state. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes prevailing wages for each metropolitan wage area using BLS OEWS survey data, so New York has 16 separate wage schedules.

Where does this New York wage data come from?

From the U.S. Department of Labor OFLC prevailing wage data, based on BLS OEWS surveys, for the 2025-26 wage year. The published figure is the legal minimum, so actual pay is often higher.

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