Salary benchmark · New York

Full-stack Engineer Salary in New York

Mid-level (3-5y) full-stack engineer pay in New York sits around $168,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$142,800

$11,900/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$168,000

$14,000/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$210,000

$17,500/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in New York

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$92,820$109,200$136,5000.65×
Mid (3-5y)$142,800$168,000$210,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$192,780$226,800$283,5001.35×
Lead (8y+)$249,900$294,000$367,5001.75×

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

How New York compares

Same full-stack engineer role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$198,000+18%Austin$134,400-20%Remote$122,400-27%Singapore$110,400-34%Toronto$98,400-41%

Other roles in New York

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

Engineering Manager$264,000Product Manager$186,000Backend Engineer$174,000Frontend Engineer$162,000Product Designer$144,000

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