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Software Engineering salary in New York

A real-employer view of Software Engineering pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated July 31, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Engineering in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 27 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $171,135. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry4$139,478
Level II — qualified16$170,602
Level III — experienced7$210,600

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Software Engineering in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Microsoft CorporationSoftware Engineering26$171,135
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLCAssociate Software Engineering1$137,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Associate Software Engineering at GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
    $137,000
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided I-200-26085-730912
  • Software Engineering at Microsoft Corporation
    $145,244
    New YorkWage Level IDecided Mar 20, 2026I-200-26072-700997
  • Software Engineering at Microsoft Corporation
    $204,250
    New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Mar 20, 2026I-200-26072-700994
  • Software Engineering at Microsoft Corporation
    $176,170
    NEW YORKWage Level IIDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26069-691503
  • Software Engineering at Microsoft Corporation
    $163,339
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26068-688152
  • Software Engineering at Microsoft Corporation
    $195,727
    New YorkWage Level IIIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-678669
  • Software Engineering at Microsoft Corporation
    $175,179
    New YorkWage Level IIDecided Mar 10, 2026I-200-26062-675476
  • Software Engineering at Microsoft Corporation
    $158,730
    BrooklynWage Level IIDecided Mar 10, 2026I-200-26062-675647

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.