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Engineering Manager Salary in New York

Mid-level (3-5y) engineering manager pay in New York sits around $264,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

TL;DR

Mid-level engineering manager salary in New York (3-5 years' experience) sits at $264,000/year, with a floor at $224,400 and a stretch band at $330,000. These bands are anchored against real offer data and cross-checked against BLS Occupational Employment Statistics and public sources like Levels.fyi and Robert Half's 2026 Salary Guide.

Pay at or above the median to be competitive; pay at the stretch band to be top-quartile attractive. LinkedIn Talent Insights shows JDs that publish a salary range get 75% more qualified applicants — and pay-transparency laws in CO, NY, CA, WA + the EU's pay-transparency directive are making disclosure the default. Below: full New York bands by experience (junior/mid/senior/lead), and how New York compares against other markets.

Floor

$224,400

$18,700/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$264,000

$22,000/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$330,000

$27,500/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in New York

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$145,860$171,600$214,5000.65×
Mid (3-5y)$224,400$264,000$330,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$302,940$356,400$445,5001.35×
Lead (8y+)$392,700$462,000$577,5001.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the New York mid-level base.

How New York compares

Same engineering manager role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$312,000+18%Austin$210,000-20%Remote$192,000-27%Singapore$168,000-36%Toronto$156,000-41%

Other roles in New York

Top 5 highest-paid roles in New York, mid-level annual median.

Product Manager$186,000Backend Engineer$174,000Full-stack Engineer$168,000Frontend Engineer$162,000Product Designer$144,000

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