Salaries in New York.
2 metro areas. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 1.12x national average. Last updated April 2026.
2 cities tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$452,000
Principal Quantitative Researcher
Median Role
$396,000
Chief Legal Officer
Entry Level
$385,000
Principal Quantitative Analyst
Salary data sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), state pay-transparency job postings, and community submissions. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated June 2026.
New York has 2 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.12x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal Quantitative Researcher at $452,000 in New York. The median role pays $396,000.
Top 30 salaries in New York
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $452,000 | New York | $353,000 to $588,000 |
| 2 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $435,000 | New York | $339,000 to $565,000 |
| 3 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $431,000 | New York | $337,000 to $560,000 |
| 4 | Technical Fellow | $430,000 | New York | $335,000 to $559,000 |
| 5 | Distinguished Engineer | $422,000 | New York | $320,000 to $538,000 |
| 6 | Senior VP of Security | $422,000 | New York | $329,000 to $549,000 |
| 7 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $419,000 | New York | $327,000 to $546,000 |
| 8 | Chief Security Officer | $414,000 | New York | $322,000 to $538,000 |
| 9 | Senior VP of Product | $413,000 | New York | $323,000 to $538,000 |
| 10 | SVP of Technology | $411,000 | New York | $321,000 to $535,000 |
| 11 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $407,000 | New York | $318,000 to $530,000 |
| 12 | Chief Science Officer | $405,000 | New York | $316,000 to $526,000 |
| 13 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $402,000 | New York | $314,000 to $523,000 |
| 14 | Chief Strategy Officer | $401,000 | New York | $313,000 to $521,000 |
| 15 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $397,000 | New York | $310,000 to $516,000 |
| 16 | Chief Legal Officer | $396,000 | New York | $309,000 to $514,000 |
| 17 | SVP of Strategy | $396,000 | New York | $309,000 to $514,000 |
| 18 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $395,000 | New York | $309,000 to $514,000 |
| 19 | Chief AI Officer | $393,000 | New York | $291,000 to $507,000 |
| 20 | Principal AI Engineer | $393,000 | New York | $306,000 to $510,000 |
| 21 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $391,000 | New York | $305,000 to $509,000 |
| 22 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $389,000 | New York | $304,000 to $506,000 |
| 23 | Principal Kernel Engineer | $389,000 | New York | $303,000 to $505,000 |
| 24 | Senior VP of Design | $389,000 | New York | $304,000 to $506,000 |
| 25 | Principal Applied Scientist | $388,000 | New York | $303,000 to $504,000 |
| 26 | Chief Technology Officer | $386,000 | New York | $286,000 to $506,000 |
| 27 | Chief Data & AI Officer | $385,000 | New York | $287,000 to $503,000 |
| 28 | Principal Machine Learning Engineer | $385,000 | New York | $300,000 to $499,000 |
| 29 | SVP of Engineering | $385,000 | New York | $300,000 to $500,000 |
| 30 | Principal Quantitative Analyst | $385,000 | New York | $300,000 to $499,000 |
Tax considerations in New York
New York State income tax rates reach 10.9%, and New York City adds a local income tax up to 3.876%. Combined with federal taxes, your effective rate can be among the highest nationally.
New York State income tax rates reach 10.9%. Albany has no additional city income tax (unlike NYC). The lower cost of living and absence of city tax makes take home pay more competitive than downstate.
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