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New York engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across New York, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$141,848

New York

Top earners

$203,309

Higher end

vs national

+18% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

6

in this state

Engineers in New York earn a blended median of $141,848 per year, +18% vs national, with top earners near $203,309. That blends 13 engineering occupations across 160,650 published jobs in New York. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in New York

Published wage data for each discipline in New York. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in New York

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Top-paying

New York City

$148,991

+24% vs national

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Kiryas Joel

$117,734

-2% vs national

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Binghamton

$116,347

-3% vs national

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Buffalo

$112,217

-7% vs national

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Albany

$111,677

-7% vs national

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Syracuse

$110,242

-8% vs national

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Kingston

$110,228

-8% vs national

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Ithaca

$104,704

-13% vs national

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Rochester

$103,844

-14% vs national

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Utica

$97,669

-19% vs national

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Glens Falls

$96,920

-19% vs national

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Watertown

$95,642

-21% vs national

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Elmira

$89,916

-25% vs national

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More cities in New York

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What affects engineering pay in New York

  • ▹Local market. New York pay runs +18% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in New York City, Rochester, Albany and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than New York; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in New York — FAQ

How much do engineers make in New York?
Engineers in New York earn a blended median of $141,848 per year — 18% above the national average — across 13 engineering occupations and 160,650 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in New York?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in New York, at $173,530 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is New York a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in New York runs 18% above the national average, across 160,650 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in New York pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in New York City ($148,991), Kiryas Joel ($117,734), and Binghamton ($116,347), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 13 engineering occupations in New York, weighted by local employment (160,650 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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